My grandma was born in 1894. She had a twin sister as seen in the picture above. She married my grandpa but wouldn’t consummate the marriage because she didn’t want to be left with a child as a widow. He went to fight in WW1 right after they married. He was on the USS San Diego when it was sunk off of the New York coast. The war ended shortly afterwards. My grandma ended up having seven children. Her last…
Written By Celeste Shally A few days ago Mike’s Grandma Trudy died at the age of 97 (nearly 98). I feel compelled to share with you about this woman I’ve known and loved for 35 years. Grandma Trudy was a shining example of a woman devoted to loving and serving her family. Her claim to fame was her amazing cooking. In fact, for one of her milestone birthdays we created a cookbook of all her amazing recipes entitled “Trudy’s Treasures”….
This Catholic man, Harrison Butker, gave the commencement speech at a Catholic College. He encouraged the graduating women to be wives, mothers, and homemakers. He received a loud, thunderous applause to this! Why can’t all Christian colleges encourage the young women in this way? Why can’t all Christian pastors preach this? Why aren’t all godly, older women teaching this to the younger women? Why??? “For the ladies present today, congratulations on an amazing accomplishment. You should be proud of all…
Way too many believers in Jesus Christ are walking in fear these days instead of by faith. Others who look upon them must think that their faith in their God is very small. Christians are fearing a virus that is killing very few. Yes, we’re all going to die someday somehow, but we cannot allow fear to control our lives. Many fear being taken over by the Marxists who are running for office and are in office. Yes, this could…
This post was written by a good friend of mine. She has written an encouraging email every Monday of this lock down. Enjoy! Good Morning, Welcome to week number ten. The reality of this is sad humanly speaking, but God has gone before us and this is not a surprise to Him and HIS plan will still be accomplished (Isaiah 46:9-11). When we lived in Edmonds, Washington, we were up on a hill with a beautiful view. However, for the…
Written by my husband, Ken “I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being” (Ps. 104:33)! It is hard to believe that just a little over two weeks ago I went into the ER with a pulse of 40 and BP of 90/50. Everything still seems a bit surreal and as if it never really happened. About four weeks ago, I had flu-like symptoms where I said…
The other day, my mom told me that she didn’t recognize my dad for a few hours and it scared her. She felt so badly because she loves him so much. It was the moment that I knew her days on this earth would not be much longer. I shared it with my children, my college friends, and the chat room. My children were grieved. They love their grandmother. My college friends shared all of their wonderful memories they have…
Politics isn’t something I am very involved in anymore. It’s become too ugly for me but I do pray for our president often since I know he needs it and we are commanded to do so. I had originally thought this article was written by Charles Krauthammer but was told it was not. It was written by Mychal Massie from his blog “All Daily Rants.” “Mychal S. Massie is an ordained minister who spent 13 years in full-time Christian Ministry….
Dear Steven, Thirty years ago, the LORD blessed me with you. You were a beautiful baby with lots of dark hair and I fell in love with you the moment I saw you. As you grew into toddlerhood, you laughed loudly and played hard. I can never recall you being mean to anyone since you were so tenderhearted from a very young age even towards your siblings. Your heart was as big as your personality! You loved to cuddle and…
About twelve years ago, I led several groups of women through Created to Be His Help Meet. After this, I began mentoring women one-on-one. I became involved in our large church’s mentoring program and they sent me the women in the most difficult marriage situations. Ken and I then began mentoring couples who were engaged or planning on becoming engaged through the same church. I mentored women by phone, email, and in person. I love mentoring women! One young woman…