by lijadmin | Sep 25, 2017 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
I don’t know about you, but I must have whispered hundreds of wishes as a child. Dandelions were abundant on our family farm. The small white puffs dotted the rich green grass, inviting me to bend down, pluck one, and blow with all my might. I carefully made my wish,...
by lijadmin | Sep 19, 2017 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
On June 27th at 5:00 am we were awakened by my sister, Glenda Sue, knocking on our bedroom window. Immediately we knew something was very wrong. Upon opening the door, she told me that my sister Linda was in ER at the Marshall South Hospital in Boaz, Alabama. Her...
by lijadmin | Sep 14, 2017 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
In spring of 2016 we had the privilege of traveling to Paris and Rome. We attended Palm Sunday Service at Notre Dame, and while we were in Paris Belgium was bombed. There was restlessness and uncertainty all around us and security was heightened. In these times it is...
by lijadmin | Sep 4, 2017 | Living for Jesus - Service, Discipleship & Evangelism
My Pawpaw took the big, thick, tan book off the shelf. My five-year-old-self sidled up next to him on the sofa, pulling my knees up to my chin. I knew what was coming. The years had frayed the corners of its cover and the pages had yellowed more with every reading. It...
by lijadmin | Aug 28, 2017 | Bible Studies
Serve God by Serving Others “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” Philippians 2: 3-4 We live in a day of...
