Nathan’s home!! Whoopee!! He’s been away at college, for those of you who don’t already know, and that means he’s twelve hours away; but now he’s here! A strange phenomenon happens when he comes home: I miss him while he’s gone, believe me, but once he’s home, I realize just how much I REALLY missed … More Welcome Home!
This is our Christmas tree. We cut one every year if we can. Over the years, we’ve tucked away a lot of precious memories. We’ve cut trees in all sorts of places: from http://www.mccurdystreefarm.com near Mechanicsburg, PA (anyone in that area – if you’ve never been there, it’s a WONDERFUL place with wonderful people!) to the … More The Power of Pruning
I learned SO many lessons last Friday! Tom and I drove a dear lady from our church to Philadelphia where she will begin radiation treatments after the holidays. First, may I say, as we drove by the Children’s Hospital and then to the Perelman Center, I thank God that I have never had to be … More Thank you, Matilda!
Sunday night at church, one of the requested favorites was Good Christian Men Rejoice. The words to this Christmas carol are accredited to Henry Suso who lived in the 14th century. As we sang the hymn, I couldn’t help thinking about the immutability of our God! Immutability refers to God’s unchangeable quality – something definitely … More Good Christian Men Rejoice!
“Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide which he hath built … More Lesson from the Three Little Pigs
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. Proverb 13:12 When I got the email that the publication of Twelve Smooth Stones was pushed back to March, I experienced this verse first hand. It seemed like I had waited forever for the August date and March was … More Hope Deferred
There is a delicate web that crisscrosses its way across this land. It’s like a huge connect-the-dots pattern, and it happens every Wednesday evening. People gather together in their churches to pray and the wind of God’s grace gently touches the web, which is often laced with the tears of God’s most precious saints – … More Connect the Dots
Are you ever amazed when you learn a new truth about our Heavenly Father that you never thought of before? I was just listening to abidingradio.org (which, if you haven’t found it yet, is a wonderful place to find GOOD God-honoring, holy, beautiful Christian music) and a song came on from the Steve Petit Evangelistic … More Deep Deep Love
Well, we’ve gone from Rosie the Riveter to Susie the Spackler to Sandy the Sander and now: Patty the Painter, all in one week! During that time, the ministry marches on: the cares and concerns do not cease. At times, I wonder if we’re making a difference. As I talked with a coworker who goes … More Stay in the Battle!
Move over Rosie the Riveter!! You may ask, “Wanda, what are you doing?” Well, since I’m a failure at gardening, I thought I’d go into carpentry! Not really. I am placing screws every eight inches, as suggested, into the hardie board that will then be covered with tile. Notice the beautiful sequential pattern! Notice the … More Rosie the Riveter
