Satan works hard to mess up the most precious gifts that God gives to us. Marriage is one of those precious gifts. I have a close friend who is a long-time reader of these Daily Encouragement posts. She was a…
Our ladies Bible class gathered around a table in the local pizza parlor after class last Wednesday. Surprisingly the conversation turned to particularly interesting encounters with men — not husbands, but other men. I decided to tell a recent story…
Ray and I have scheduled some quieter days than usual during the Christmas holidays. The Friday morning before Christmas was not one of those quieter times. What was I thinking when I scheduled at haircut on the Friday before Christmas?…
Ray and I were a day late completing one of our Thanksgiving traditions. We started the 1947 black and white Miracle on 34th Street on Thanksgiving Day, but we had to finish it on Friday. It was one of those…
When our family lived in Illinois, we shared happy times with friends Alan and Barb. We will always be grateful for the time he encouraged us in a way that only he could when things were tough. Alan made everything all right…
Yippee. It snowed again! We plan to be away from home all day today, but today is the first time our car has moved since Monday afternoon. Ah-h-h-h, that’s been nice. God painted beautiful pictures outside our windows all day on Tuesday. The car didn’t…
