Traveling gives you an opportunity to see various beautiful buildings designed with great creativity. As I look around at all the construction going up in communities and business sections of many cities, I notice that the buildings have different beautiful architectural lines. Behind every architecturally design there has been someone with a vision, an ability to think about or plan the future. O...  Read More

The majority of our neighbors have treated us kindly over our many years of being homeowners. Neighbors have always been there to lend a helping hand. One example that stands out in my mind was when we lived in Minneapolis in the fall when leaves were everywhere. I forgot that the city was coming by early one morning to sweep the leaves from our corner lot. I was snug in my bed ready to doze off w...  Read More

There are times we need to retrieve to a place called ‘SILENCE’. Silence from all the well-meaning people around you, silence from the responsibilities that are knocking at your mental and emotional door, silence from the hustle and bustle of everyday needs and request from others, maybe even those you love. Silence does not have an address, a cell number, or web site; it’s located in the heart of...  Read More

Recently, my husband and I took on an insurmountable task of downloading a house in another state. One that would pull upon all our natural strength and grit. But I knew it had to be done and with God’s help it would be completed. It took us sixteen days to complete the job, but we accomplished our goal. I am not proud of saying halfway through the project a judgmental spirit on my part crept in. ...  Read More

In the words of Charles Spurgeon: From strength to strength go on; wrestle, fight, and pray; tread all the powers of darkness down, and win the well-fought day. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh.” (Gal. 5:17 NKJV) As a Christ-follower, there is a constant struggle in every believer’s heart between the old nature and the new. The old nature is continually acti...  Read More

The other evening, as my husband and I were sitting on our couch in the family room, he picked up my hand and began to stroke it. His comment was, “I love those beautiful hands.” Sometimes I look in the mirror and think to myself, “I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” God breathed life into a clump of clay and created a perfectly formed human being. “God saw all that He had made, and it was very ...  Read More