Faith
Today at Church
Today we walked into church. Let me rephrase: Today, after being yanked out of bed at 6:29 by a super excited 9-year old and some sleepy and slightly grumpy older boys to do a mad egg-finding dash and eat as much of the chocolate rabbit as possible before shoving...
read moreThe Agony of the Crucifixion
I grew up in a pastor's home. I was taught what to believe. When I was 27, I went through this whole thing of whether it was all true or not. All the people in other religions thought theirs was the truth. What if there was no God? What if Jesus wasn't for real? ...
read moreShe Believed She Could: Help Girls ‘Dream with All Their Hearts’
There are sooo many wonderful groups making life better for people in our area. But there’s one that you may not have heard about yet – and it's making a big difference in the lives of girls in Neosho. Over the past year I've gotten to know one of our local news...
read moreWe Want A Goal God Can Support
I just had to share this with you on this Monday morning. It is from "Audacious" by Beth Moore. She says, "We want a goal God can support because what He supports, He brings to pass. He'll supply the supernatural strength, the open doors, the opportunities, the...
read moreDirectionally Challenged
Give me a landmark. Don’t try that north, south, east west with me. I’m simply directionally challenged. I drive myself to Downstream one time a year to help with the Lafayette House event. Every year, Chris and I go through the conversation about how to get...
read moreTime Flies
Time flies. It just does. My mother-in-law, Donna, was in the hospital last year. When she went home she needed someone with her at the house 24 hours a day. Rex, my father-in-law, needed to run some errands so I went and stayed with her. They have lived in the...
read moreClean Slate
Every morning is new. EVERY. MORNING. Those regrets that come crashing into your consciousness the moment you're awake enough to realize them? They don't have a right to you. Chances are…. You messed up yesterday. Maybe big….maybe small….but I'd surmise there is...
read moreScripture Memory Challenge
Who doesn't love a challenge? Think about it. Why does a challenge inspire someone to do something difficult? I'll tell you. It is like the triple dog dare that got Ralphie's friend in trouble at the flagpole. (If you haven't seen Christmas story, you haven't...
read moreChallenges Help Change Us
Change - everyone is doing it, trying it or at least talking about it - especially this time of year. People are trying to change things from the extra weight they gained from the holidays to the secret attributes of their personalities that deter them from their...
read morePasts and Futures
I’m a DIY dummy. But while I can’t do it myself, I love finding treasures that others have repurposed/upcycled/refurbished and made beautiful again. There’s something about the character, tradition and memories associated with something old and established that...
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