“You will replace one-half of your close friends every seven years.” Stephanie Kelsey It was a women’s ministry gathering at our church and the ministry leader’s message was on friendships. Her words rang true in my own life. I thought about all of my past close friends who I no longer spent time with, some of…
“All your works praise you, LORD; your faithful people extol you” (Psalm 145:10). My grandmother, Nonnie, always dreamed of owning a lakehouse. She even bought property on a nearby lake, and designed plans so she could build a getaway one day, but she never realized that dream, as the land laid bare until her passing….
“By focusing our heart’s desire on Christ and letting the Holy Spirit transform us from the inside out, we are indeed becoming beautiful where it really counts.” Debra Evans I wanted to sleep in this morning, but couldn’t. Having wrapped up our seventh Texas Lutheran Women’s Retreat, I woke up compelled to praise God for…
After seven weeks in Shanghai, China, our youngest son, Bret, was scheduled to arrive home at around 7:45 p.m. Friday night. His plane, that connected in Vancouver, Canada, showed a status of “on-time” then switched to “early.” My husband and I hurried to the airport, only to find the Air Canada flight had already landed…
It was one of those networking luncheons with a great inspirational speaker. However, before the program got underway, attendees had an opportunity to share one minute about themselves to the ladies sitting around their table. The problem was, not everyone had a good internal timer. Before the conversation got around to me, the emcee announced,…