Pray- We were on our way to church for a kid’s crusade. The two middle grandchildren were in the back seat. We were all excited. Well, except Wayne, he was driving and concentrating! But of course, he had to be excited, with his sweet wife chirping loudly on the front seat beside him and two adorable grandchildren […]
Several months ago, Jason let me borrow “Isaac’s Storm” by Erik Larson. Yes, it’s at my house, Jason. I love to read, but I almost never read for fun. I use every spare minute to read for work and ministry. Totally exhausted, I picked it up and decided to start reading it last week. It’s […]
In my whole life I have never seen a child that looked or acted more like their dad than my grandson, Brayden. He is 7 years old now and I’m still awestruck at the amazing similarities. But there’s one way he’s like his Nana, that’s me. He shares my love for nature. I hope […]
I had been warned that it was cooler in the mountains, so I wore long pants and a quarter length sleeve. A light drizzle started as we approached the Blue Ridge Parkway, so we ate our picnic lunch in the car. I knew the mountains held the last of the mountain laurels and this would […]
I wanted to see the Mountain Laurels in bloom so we decided to go to church in Spruce Pine. As I entered the restroom a nice lady greeted me. We began to chat. She was originally from Florida too. Actually, everyone I met that day had lived in Florida at some point in their life. […]
I needed to make a decision. Every time I thought about the situation I prayed. For weeks I prayed. Fear and dread began to grip me and still I prayed. One day I listened to what I was saying. I heard myself praying, “Oh, Lord. I don’t know what to do. Please help me, Lord, […]
The highest privilege ever afforded to man is the power of prayer. …then why don’t we pray? The right to talk to the highest potentate in all the universe… …then why don’t we pray? The most powerful force accessible to man is the potential of prayer… …then why don’t we pray? The greatest longing in […]