By Karen Winkelman  We lost perspective at our house last week.  Our four girls had a variety of issues and emotions we needed to deal with throughout the week.  By Thursday I was in tears and by Friday I thought I was going under.  Every female in the house had shed tears at some point […]

Contributed byFaith Jackson Many times I hear young women wondering how they will know who “Mr. Right” is.  How will they recognize him?  I’ve been asked how I knew my husband was the one for me.  It was easy.  I knew on our second date.  For sure.  No doubts at all.  How did I know?  […]

By Jen Powell I love to pray over my sleeping children at night.  With the busy day behind us and the scent of Johnson and Johnson shampoo in the air, it’s a time of recalling the triumphs and trials of the day and embracing the promise of a new day. It is a precious time […]

By Karen Winkelman Something happens when you sit behind the wheel of a car.  I think it has something to do with control.  You are “on the throne”.  You have freedom to drive where you want to drive.  Even with other capable drivers in the car, you decide which way to turn and how fast […]

Contributed by Carole Geckle He was reading aloud and I had kind of “zoned out.”  We have department devotions a couple of times a week where I work, but it was early in the morning and I wasn’t completely awake yet.  As I stared out the window at the cloudy and wintery-dead scenery, the words […]

By Jen Powell We were preparing for a visit from our adult prodigal son. The emotions waged war inside of me, a strange mix of excitement and pain.It was difficult to even put into words. I was eager to share our new home and life with him, but was I ready to see and hear […]

Prayer when Troubled “O God, You are the Creator and Ruler of the universe; to You we commit our lives and trust in You for all our needs.  We don’t understand the reason for the problems that_______ has experienced, nor do we need to.  Our intent is to trust fully and to accept fully the […]