From beginning to beginning…Part V
(Read Part IV) Chuck never mentioned to me about the fast or his prayer experience until after surgery and recovery. Once we returned home after all the blood work I was exhausted emotionally and went straight to bed. When I woke up we talked about Heaven and...
Wednesday’s song…
Remedy by David Crowder Band
Fear…overcome it with Faith!
Fear is a powerful emotion. I am not talking about having the "jitters" or being a little anxious or nervous (which could actually be positive in some instances). I am talking about paralyzing fear that negatively affects your life. I am talking about a fear that...
From beginning to beginning…Part IV
(Read Part III) Upon leaving Dr. S's office I needed to get blood work done and we knew which surgeon (we'll call him Dr. B-a brother in Christ) we wanted to talk to about the surgery. Thankfully the doctor, surgeon and lab are all in the same medical complex. Chuck...
Quote from John Macarthur…
"The true gospel is a call to self-denial. It is not a call to self-fulfillment."
Driver’s license or novel?
In October 2008 (while we were in Tala, Kenya) Chuck attended a driving class and received his Kenyan drivers license. This is a copy of it since it didn't arrive at our Tala home until we were back in the States. Once it's folded the size is equivalent to a...
Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Florence Wairimu (Child No. ER104) Florence lives at Eldama Ravine Children’s Village in Eldama Ravine, Kenya. She was born in 1993 in the Shauri Ako slums of Eldama Ravine and has two younger siblings. Her mother died in 1999 while undergoing treatment in the...
From beginning to beginning…Part III
(Read Part II here) The results were supposed to be in the following Friday, but on Tuesday Dr. S called and wanted us to come in, so I called Chuck at work and he came home. On the way to the appointment Chuck told me the doctor saw something during the procedure he...
Wednesday’s song…
Popular from the Broadway play Wicked. After seeing this play I can't watch the Wizard of Oz the same, it's a comspiracy against the Wicked Witch of the West! To set up this song: the witches (Galinda the Good Witch and Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West) are...
Staying focused on God…
A lot has happened and has been accomplished over this past week. A couple of those "God moments" have occurred and He has brought me close to Him once more. I thought a lot about the Israelites and their relationship to God in the Old Testament over this past...