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Dan left for Iraq the day after Thanksgiving. It was the first deployment for our family and we honestly weren’t prepared for what this might look like. He left the steps of our front porch after many hugs and kisses…

“God, You are good. You are kind and merciful and faithful and just. You love me with an unconditional love I can get from no one else. Come quiet my heart from the distractions around me and draw me near…

“Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8b Our parents are often our first teachers when it comes to the serving. At first, we may be learning to serve our family around the house by doing small…

I got my first bible in high school. It was given to me as a reward for doing a good deed. On occasion, I would take it off the bedroom shelf and try to read the book of Matthew because…

For the last 10 years my husband, Dan, dresses up in a hand-crafted costume that he has thought about for months. It started when our grandchildren arrived on the scene and I think the best part of Halloween for them…

“And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the…

I’m always amazed at how the seasons change so quickly from summer to fall. The temperature may fluctuate greatly from day to day but the cool evenings are telltale that things are changing. The trees at my home aren’t showing…

I was so glad when I was finally old enough to walk the mile and a half to the library. I’d trek down Washington Avenue, past the bus station and into the biggest building in town. It housed the police…

After 34 years of chronic health issues, the Lord healed my broken body in many ways. To celebrate, I walked my first 5K ever with my daughters Beth and Suzy last summer. The Dog Day Race has been held in Long…