Have you ever been completely lost? I mean really, really lost? When I was a little girl, (and before the GPS-Google Maps Era), my family and I were traveling from West Virginia to Myrtle Beach, S.C. for a week’s vacation. We were all worn out and frustrated from our long twelve hour drive and from… Continue Reading
Why Young People are Slamming the Church Doors Shut
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth” (3 John 1:4). Young people are leaving the church in record numbers. Disgruntled youth declare, “Religion is not for me.” Raised in the Church their entire life, they simply walk away from their faith. They not only walk away… Continue Reading
Who Do You Say I Am?
“But what about you?” He asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “God’s Messiah” (Luke 9:20) Who is Jesus to you? Depending on whom you ask, you get different responses to this question. Consider my three boys’ responses, for example. Roman, (age 12), without hesitation answers, “He is hope.” Luke (age 9), my… Continue Reading
No Greater Love….God’s Promises to Moms in the ‘Mommy Trenches’
I am a grateful Mom of three rambunctious, high-spirited, “never gonna stop ‘til they drop” boys ages 12, 9, and 8. Throughout my “Mommy-hood years,” I have SEEN a lot! I’ve seen messy rooms, dirty faces, wilting flowers lifted up to me in grimy, chubby little hands, and excuse the crassness but there… Continue Reading