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Our guest speaker, the Rev. Jimmie Bratcher, shared a moving story today at church that blessed my heart.  It focused on “giving your gift.”  His message was based on Proverbs 18:16 and offered the original definition of “gift”: that which you presently have to give away. I share the story ...

Mom passed away on Monday, June 1.  If you had talked to her before the Alzheimer’s got rooted in her brain, she would have told you that she wasn’t anything special.  She graduated from high school, raised her kids, went to church and worked in a grocery store.  She wasn’t ...

As mothers, we are given a great responsibility in raising up the next generation and we are only given a short amount of time to make an impact in their lives. Four of my favorite moms in the Bible are Jochebed, Hannah, Eunice and Louis. Jochebed, the mother of Moses, ...

“The thief does not come except to steal, kill, and to destroy.  I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10 (NKJV) We know that God created us and gave us life.  Genesis 1:7 says, “And the LORD God formed man ...

People all over the world will be celebrating Christmas this month.  As they do, they will follow their cultural traditions, but nearly all of them will gather together with family and friends to enjoy the day. The question is, which Christmas will they celebrate? Santa Claus has found his way ...