In any given day, we can see someone rush up to find the shortest grocery check out line, watch the car in front of us roll through a red light or stop sign turning right, or exhibiting a serious lack of patience as they wait in a line ahead of us. And then there is… Read More What is Important to Us, is Important to Our God
My husband and I are what some people would call musicaholics. I’m not sure where his deep interest in music came from, but mine was born from two parents who each had a strong interest in listening to music. My dad played the organ he bought for my sister and I, but played totally by… Read More Oh, I Believe!
Have I told you how very much we love our church? There is so much to enjoy and appreciate about this community of believers. It all started only two years ago when our main church campus expanded to a location much closer to our house. We have been blessed to watch this location grow very fast… Read More Freely You Have Received, So Freely Give
Today is an exciting day, as I get to share with you a new look and a new logo for this blog. But before I do, I have a short story to share about how this came about. Since I started the blog March 1st of this year, I’ve had a vision in my head of… Read More At The Cross Has a (Victorious) New Look!
There is a special Haven of Rest not too far from my home, located in Glendale, Arizona. This is a cemetery that holds a much too long list of very special to me and to my friends and family. It was not ever intentional that so many of them are there, but that fact brings… Read More A Very Special Haven of Rest
Our youngest daughter just called to ask me if I would help her on a very important mission concerning her two-year old son. Over the past few months, like many children his age, he has grown very attached to his “blankie”. She’s been having an increasingly difficult time trying to get him to part with… Read More A Much Needed Security “Blanket”
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve had the privilege of traveling to Israel. The afternoon we visited Golgotha (also known as Calvary) was emotional for me. We’ve all heard the story many times. Jesus had been arrested, tried, and forced to carry His cross on the way to Golgotha. He was brutally nailed to a… Read More The Cross is Enough!
Imagine being an 18 year old, Native Phoenician who finds herself living half way across the world. (Only one time, prior to that, I had only been farther east than Kansas). Then, imagine the same, naïve 18 year old, walking the streets of Angeles City, Pampanga, in the Philippines near (what was then) Clark Air Force… Read More Our Very Own Lamb of God
The setting is late Thursday night, in what we call Holy Week. Jesus and all of His disciples walk to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. Jesus asks Peter, James and John to walk farther with him – to stay close as He prays. Although most of us have heard the story many times, it’s one… Read More As You Will
Spring is a favorite time of year for me. I’ve been busy doing a lot of gardening which gives me both comfort and satisfaction. The past few months have brought an unusual amount of rain which has caused our desert to exhibit many shades of green and blossoms from many different types of trees… Read More Our Own Canaan In The Desert