by lijadmin | Nov 14, 2021 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
My husband and I recently celebrated our nineteenth wedding anniversary, and I took a trip back down memory lane to twenty years ago when I moved to Alabama. He and I had dated long-distance for a year, and after much discussion, we had decided I would move. I was...
by lijadmin | Nov 7, 2021 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
“Teach us to number our days carefully so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.” Psalm 90:12 This year has delivered many changes in my life. Changes that were scheduled to happen, yet I found myself not quite prepared for them. My oldest child...
by lijadmin | Oct 24, 2021 | Bible Studies, Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
Saving Nicodemus Whenever I feel the urge to splurge for dinner, my craving often shoves me toward a hefty hunk of pot roast. My only problem with that is that I can’t just whip it up in a jiffy. It takes some time and patience – even in the instant pot. I’m a bit...
by lijadmin | Oct 17, 2021 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love, Living for Jesus - Service, Discipleship & Evangelism
Lifting up a Standard “Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.” Isaiah 62:10 Recently I saw a video about Brother Billy Graham that has...
by lijadmin | Oct 10, 2021 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
Mercy and Grace Have you ever prayed, prayed, and prayed so more only for God to not answer you the way you wanted? The year 2020 was a challenging time for everyone. My son, Nicholas, decided to move from Alabama to Nebraska. I was not in favor of his decision, so...
by Kristie Brothers | Oct 3, 2021 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
I did some crazy things as a biology teacher like dissecting a frozen rattlesnake (venom stays viable when frozen) and assigning students to parenthood using fresh eggs (broken eggs in the hallways). The craziest was bringing an iguana into the classroom to live. Why...