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Sunday school hour – it brings delight to the little learners, but to some of the bigger learners, anxiety sets in when we consider making it a priority. I think it is easy for us to see why kids love Sunday school so much, for most Sunday schools capitalize on fun things like Bible memory prizes, attendance charts, and review

Last week found me in the hospital more than I expected to be. On Tuesday, I had a scheduled scope to check out my small intestine, so there was a good bit of waiting around. On Saturday, my daughter, Paisley, had a fall and we decided to go get her checked out. What we hoped would just be an ER

[print-me]     Print this article! How to pray for Ukraine? The needs seem so great and urgent that I feel inadequate to fully present the requests!  I’m sure there are others  who are much more qualified than I to present the needs.  My desire is to burden you to pray for them, and to share how you can specifically pray

two of my girls in 2016, both now adults Mentoring others and being there for people are things dear to my heart. Over the years I’ve received many questions about the girls’ ministries I lead in my church. I finally put how these ministries came about into a blogpost.  If you participate in women’s ministry of any age, this blogpost

On Wednesdays, Lois and I usually highlight some aspect of motherhood, whether here on the blog or just on our social media pages. Today it is my turn to talk about motherhood, and I am just going to share a little bit about right where I am at. Our family is currently preparing to move back to India. We have

This month marks ten years since I was hospitalized for the first time with severe Ulcerative Colitis.  It was also ten years ago that my song “Where Faith Begins” was born in my heart.  During that first month-long hospitalization, I struggled a lot.  There was more going on than I could share in a short post, and part of the

Through the years my love of hymns has turned into a passion.  I grew up in church with hymns as the main mode of singing praise to God as a congregation.  The lyrics, melodies, and harmonies took up residence in my heart (and are still there!).  Looking back on my girlhood days, I can see what an impact hymns had

If you have been singing for any length of time, you have probably discovered that nerves can pop up unexpectedly. This is something that took me by surprise a number of years ago.  My sister and I have been singing together in churches basically since before we can remember, and as a young child, I was never nervous! Singing in

Hello friends, today I wanted to talk about a book that I read this week.  I read quite a bit, and sometimes I read something that I wish everyone could read!  The book, “Free Indeed!”, by Katie DePew, is one of those books.  A couple of weeks ago, this lady contacted us and said that our music had been a

Flying with small children was never an easy experience, but then the pandemic happened.  My mind was blown as I realized that those mask requirements weren’t going away and that this was going to be our new normal for flying.  Many people I knew started saying how they would just drive everywhere instead because their kids would never leave a