Are you overwhelmed? The problem is, when you add too busy with life happens, you get: feeling like you are going to lose it. This summation makes you unable to get off the couch, want to eat two gallons of ice cream or personally invest in Kleenex. Sometimes, as Christians, when the hard hits we
So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting his glorious miracles and obeying his commands. Psalm 78:7
Many years ago, I received this wonderful recipe from a co-worker in Indiana. I always think of sweet Cheryl from KDDK when I bake this treat. Hope you enjoy! Cake 1 yellow cake mix 1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup water 1 cup plain yogurt 1 cup egg substitute 2 T. lemon juice 2 T.
My parents divorced when I was three. My dad remarried and had a family. He was happy. For years, I thought … I wasn’t good enough. I was a rebellious teenager and had low self-esteem. I made stupid decisions. The divorce, although it may have contributed to my issues, did not give me an excuse
“Cancer, of the lungs-stage four.” Finally, an explanation to the pain and health issues my best friend’s mother had been experiencing. We both cried. I told her I would pray, and I did, faithfully. The news of her mother came as a complete shock. It seemed way too early to be walking with
Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.
Shhh… Can you hear it? It is the sound of the heavens opening up and angels singing. And right in the big, fat middle of it all sits my beloved Mama Jo. She is smiling and nodding her head in approval. Why all of this celestial fuss? Because today, May 22, 2012, Nan Elsik is posting a recipe on the
My name is Becky Kiser and I have a toddler. No, really – I have a full-on, independent, tenacious toddler. One thing the other moms didn’t tell me is that toddler-dom doesn’t start at age two for every kid. For mine, it started just after her 1st birthday. With a new-found independence,
Are you a gossip? No not me! I would never! (says the in total denial well meaner) Sure, aren’t we all? (says the overly honest perfectionist.) The truth is: we all gossip. So, know that you are not alone my friend. And as believers in Jesus we know it’s wrong, but we struggle with how to
As I watched the furry caterpillars wrap around his sweet little hands, I couldn’t believe how they clung to his skin. It was like plush tape on his fingers, needing to be peeled off. They were completely attached, hanging on, resisting separation. When you think of the word “cling” – what
