Wednesday’s song…
During our trip back to Michigan in January I caught the top 3 Christian songs of 2009. Honestly I can't remember #2 or #3 but #1 was...drum roll please.... The Motions by Matthew West and what a great song to begin 2010 as a reminder to not fall into complacency...
Friends…
One thing the Lord has cultivated in my life this past year are friendships. He has brought some beautiful women into my life, women who love the Lord, want to serve Him and are willing to listen to my issues involved with moving to Kenya. One is an empty-nester...
Wedding in NYC
What a blessing to witness the wedding of our dear friend Ralph, and now our dear friend Aida who we just met Friday! What a beautiful couple. They were married on Saturday and the body of Christ came together for them by setting up the church...
Quote from Joni Erickson Tada…
Faith isn't the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It's simply taking God at His Word and taking the next step.
Funny how…
I'm not sure where this came from but thought it was neat: Funny how $10 looks so big when we take it to church and so small when we take it to the store. Funny how big an hour serving God looks and how small 60 minutes are when spent playing golf, fishing or watching...
Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Audine Jepkurui (Child Number ER124) Audine was born in 1996 in Chemalal. There is little information about Audine. Her mother was employed at Eldama Ravine Children's Village until she (her mother) became pregnant. She attends school and is...
Anxiety…be gone!
Unless God decides to resort to lightning bolts and pillars of fire, once again He is forced to use faulty and frail human beings like us to be His ambassadors. White Man Walking by Ward Brehm Last Tuesday I was feeling anxious and just out of sorts. I felt...
Wednesday’s song…
Bring It On is a few years old but from a favorite singer of mine, Steven Curtis Chapman. ‘Cause I know I’ve got an enemy waiting Who wants to bring me pain But what he never seems to remember What he means for evil God works for good So I will not retreat or...
Just another day?
As we were standing out in the cold Christmas morning handing out various items to the homeless in downtown Phoenix I had to keep reminding myself it was actually Christmas morning. This is because we help pick up bagels during the week and every Sunday we are...
Expectations
This past Thursday Chuck and I had two presentations at two different venues. One was a fourth grade class and the other was with an after school Kids Club but before the presentations we prayed for the Lord to be at the center of it and for both of us to be open to...