For Encouragement

Everything! Greetings & Merry Christmas! Thanks to everyone that attended our 'Night to Inspire' dinner theatre! It was a blast! There were so many neat things that happened all three nights, but one thing stood out bigger than any other. "She said yes!"   No, there wasn't a marriage proposal or anything like that, but it was a line from scene 3 in the drama. The question was asked how the Son of God could be a baby lying in the manger and the answer was...'she said yes and God then made the impossible possible.' Simply amazing and incredibly powerfully...

Happy New Year! I do hope as you reflect on 2010 that you are able to have a heart of gratitude no matter what circumstances and situations you may have experienced. It is our desire and prayer that 2011 will be a blessing to you and your family. As we enter 2011 with plans, goals, resolutions, agendas, etc., there is a short verse that is found in one of my favorite chapters that I would like to share with you. It says 'rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn.' It is one of those simple phrases...

Picture Perfect It is now February. It is usually very cold. It usually gives us a lot of snow. February usually is still dark when I awake and dark around supper time. The days are generally overcast and somewhat dreary. It is usually in February that we start hearing people say they are sick of cold and snow. We also find ourselves several weeks into the new year and quite often finding our goals and resolutions slipping by the wayside. Wow...that is depressing... It can be and it is for many, but why? I love getting the photo Christmas cards...

Simple "Thanks" Changes the World Every day I am seeing more and more signs of Spring! Thunderstorms, the sun is warmer, the days are longer, cardinals, geese heading North...I love it. I suppose it would be nice living some place where the weather is always grand, but not sure it would be for me. I just can't explain how awesome it is to survive winter and then begin to see the signs of Spring! Even the littlest of things can bring such joy! I can say the same about life. When the cares of world cause me to say the...

Annoyed Have you ever been hit square between the eyes without anyone even throwing a punch? Not literally, but kinda metaphorical like? I have. Many times I think it is actually God or someone God uses to get my attention about something I need to work on. This time, when I was listening to a friend talk about how the Bible says I am supposed to pray for those in authority over me, the punch landed right square between my eyes. POW!BAM! KAPOOEY! Bullseye. I have done a terrible job at praying for our leaders, especially the ones that annoy...