“You are weirdly excited” are the words my husband uttered as I set up this cute little power lift recliner in my bedroom. I had gotten the chair in preparation for the recovery from a complete open heart surgery. He was deeply concerned about the impending procedure and didn’t understand why I had such a peace and hopeful expectation for the outcome. I get it, my response was unusual. Let me back up to the beginning to explain. One fall day in 2017, I was doing some house cleaning when my chest began to hurt. My upper and mid back also began to hurt. And then it became painful…
A Heart Move
If you were not with us at our My Story, Our Table event in February, I wish you could have been so that you could have heard the heart of our precious speaker, Jamey Ory. I can in no way do it justice but let me share a few snippets. Jamey overcame many obstacles and hurdles and a couple of not so great relationships of her own before finding her current husband. She speaks of their relationship with tender appreciation and a gratefulness to God for being spouses who are equally yoked. In 2018 they felt the call to become a foster family and responded. What I found…
But First, The Hard Work
I had the opportunity to sit down with a dear friend recently and just decompress. December had been a hard month for me and I was wrestling with so many emotions. I just needed a sounding board, someone to listen and help me clear through the emotional and mental clutter to find the truth. Have you ever been there? I am so grateful God gives us sisters in Christ!! I don’t know about you, but whenever I get an assignment or put on a project, I want to jump to the good part. The part where women are being blessed and ministered to by the results of my efforts. I…
Technology and the Gospel
To all my my techie Christian friends who are reading this, I will apologize now. This is probably not going to be the train of thought you were interested in but I do you hope you will read it through to the end. I believe there is valuable knowledge we can all gain by looking at something from a different perspective. I am one of the most technologically challenged people I know. My 90+ year old Granny even has a better grasp of social media at times than I do, if that tells you anything. When new apps, new phones and new gadgets come out, I am not an…
