The Blessings of Extended Family
Did you have the privilege of knowing your grandparents well? I lived over a thousand miles away from my paternal grandparents. But one week out of the summer we packed into the family station wagon and made…
Preparing Your Heart for the Holidays
In America we are beginning our holiday season and the tension is already beginning to build. Thanksgiving is approximately two weeks away but the stores have been putting Christmas decorations out since October. How do we prepare…
Lost in Distraction
Last Friday I couldn’t believe my eyes. I got closer and watched this beautiful Monarch butterfly flitting around on my lilac bush. Because of the unusually warm fall we’ve had, one of my lilac bushes was covered…
Trusting God in the midst of Life's Storms with Nancy Smith
