This past Sunday was Resurrection Sunday. We had a delicious breakfast andenjoyed wonderful fellowship with each other. A lot of our saints whom we hadnot seen since the COVID-19 started joined us. Church means many things tomany people, and I like to think of church as being a filling-station. We believerscome to release the pressures of last week and be refreshed to go back out to facethe advers...  Read More

When the pandemic started little over two years ago, my husband told thecongregation that he had a dream of shortages of food and other vital necessitieslike toilet paper. Well, the members began stocking their freezers, cabinets, andextra spaces with goods. And sure enough, COVID-19 hit everything, andshortages on every level began to happen. It had a huge impact on truck driversand meat packing ...  Read More

Our grandson likes to harass his younger sister for no other reason than to get a response out ofher. And it works. (Understand, this jesting is normal with siblings; big brother little sistermessing around. These kids love each other dearly and will come to the other’s defense in aheartbeat!) So, her parents, grandfather, and I encouraged our granddaughter to demonstrate her“girl-power.”She asked...  Read More

I often make the comment that church today is different from back in the day. Irealize that times have changed, but there seems to be a huge gulf between thenand now. It seems to me that people’s mindset about church appears to havedrastically changed. It’s as if there has been a generation of people who lack‘church knowledge,’ being void of knowledge about Christ.I see a secularizing trend in our...  Read More

When I was pregnant, my husband and I labored to find names that we felt would fit our children’s personalities. If you are a parent, you can imagine the many baby books we looked at. And sure enough, the names we gave them fit their personalities perfectly. Of course, I would be amiss if I did not tell you we prayed to move in the right direction. All through scripture names that were given to ch...  Read More

We are consumed by everything that needs to be done ‘right now.’ There are somany things that pull on us mentally and emotionally, and it affects us physically.One thing I told my sons, “Gauge yourself by taking time for self-care.”There will always be demands on you, perhaps placed on you by others, ordemands you place on yourself. At times, my husband tells me to slow down onmy driving. His comm...  Read More