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What does faith look like to you? Abraham is known as the father of our faith and with good reason.  It’s hard to understand why but God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac…and Abraham was willing to obey. He got up the next morning, gathered his son, servants and supplies, and proceeded on the

We are hosting a couple of Christmas brunches this year and Sausage Crescent Breakfast Casserole will be on the menu for sure! My friend Sweena introduced me to this years ago and I have made it countless times since. The best thing is that you can prepare it the day before and bake it in

Recently, a Christian musician has gained mainstream notoriety.  She has even been featured on a couple of popular talk-shows where she also had the opportunity to sing. The songs she chose were from her most recent album and were encouraging and uplifting.  She sang about the Savior. And people criticized her.  Christian people. Why did

My husband and I always enjoy hanging out with our nephews. When we have the opportunity to take them out, they are always very grateful. When they were younger especially, the thank you was a bit more drawn out. They would proceed to list everything from our visit that they were thankful for. “Thanks for

I voted.  And so did a lot of other people.   At this point, the results of the election are still uncertain but here’s what we do know… Psalms 9:7 But the Lord will remain and sit enthroned forever; He has prepared and established His throne for judgment. 8  And He will judge the world in righteousness; He

When my husband, Lance, started traveling for work many years ago, it was really hard. I wasn’t used to being alone in the house and not seeing him everyday. Eventually, I did get used to it…and actually started to enjoy some of the perks of it. (Um…Maybe I should clarify.)   Of course, I would

I had never seen myself without it. There are pictures of me when I was about 4 years old, wearing a sleeveless shirt…and there it was: a scar on my left shoulder.   As I have gotten older, unfortunately the scar has grown along with me.  I try to carefully choose my clothing to avoid

Back in elementary school, my class gathered together in the gym to learn square dancing.  Yes, square dancing. (It is Texas after all). We were all assigned a partner and I was paired up with one of the more popular boys in the class.  I should mention…dancing is not one of my “strengths”. The following

I had just walked off the stage after speaking to a group of women.  I was greeted by gracious cheers and people patting me on the back. Then, I came face to face with someone who I deeply admire. “Thank you for being faithful.” Now granted, much of my talk was about being faithful so

“At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.”    There is some question as to who actually said that (most say Maya Angelou) but regardless, there is some truth to that statement.   Rewind…2 weeks ago. It was my birthday and