A Note of Hope
“…encourage one another and build each other up…”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Bittersweet Birthday
October 4, 1976 will forever be etched upon my heart because it was the day God blessed me with my firstborn son, Jimmy. Nothing could have prepared me for the exhilarating joy when I first held him in my arms. Nothing could have prepared me for the piercing sorrow I felt when he left home in defiance seventeen years later.
Claiming the Windfall
A few years ago our name popped up when my sister-in-law searched the Treasury website for unclaimed property. She sent an email with the link for a form to fill out and wrote, “I don’t know how much it is…but I hope it is a windfall.”
Sweet Somethings
“Diamonds are the best expression of love” according to advertisers. I’m not an expert on diamonds but when my husband surprised me with a diamond ring on our 14th wedding anniversary, it was a grand expression of his love.
A Daily Dose of Encouragement
God recommends a daily dose of encouragement to keep our hearts soft and our feet moving when we encounter life’s hardships.