Is Respecting Our Men Still Important?
Since we’ve just celebrated Father’s Day, my mind has been drawn to our relationships with the men in my life. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been blessed with a wonderful dad, husband, son (now deceased) and father-in-law. But no matter their ages, personality, or life experiences, I’ve seen each of them demonstrate the…
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Update from Duane–June 20, 2019
Summer greetings! We are celebrating life and enjoying spending the month of June at home. Our two youngest, Chantaya and Kyra are loving their summer break from school, and the rest of us are grateful for their assistance around the house. They are also able to focus more on their music lessons during this time….
[ Read More ]–IF ONLY–dealing with painful regrets
If you’re at all like me, there have been times in your life when you’ve struggled with regrets. Times where the torment of your “if only’s” robbed you of peace and squelched your joy. I’ve certainly felt the misery these two words can inflict. After all, what kind of a mom is absently baking a…
[ Read More ]Update from Duane–May 29, 2019
Greetings from our home here in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. Some exciting growth, changes, and projects are in the making, and while I can’t share everything now, the next few months will reveal them. We will be staying home most of this summer, so we have settled in and have dug into these…
[ Read More ]Update from Duane–May 9, 2019
Hello from North Carolina. Our visit to Pennsylvania last week was full and purposeful. We were grateful to New Covenant Church who provided a place for us to park while in the area. We enjoyed the ministry planning and reporting meetings as well as connecting with many people in the Lancaster area. Cindy and I…
[ Read More ]A Mom’s Thoughts…10 Lessons I’ve Learned From My Children
Motherhood is a beautiful tapestry of a million little moments woven together. Intertwined in this masterpiece are the gifts of sacrifice, tears, laughter, grace, frustration and a whole lot of love. There’s truly no greater calling than that of parenting. I love many things in life. But being a wife and mother is the most…
[ Read More ]Is Hope During Suffering Possible?
Ok, I’ll admit it. I’m a bit of a wimp. I don’t like pain or suffering. And I can spend a lot of time trying to prevent it. Since I embrace the challenge of researching remedies and solutions to health challenges, I am continually exposed to all the junk and toxins our environment is bombarded…
[ Read More ]Update from Duane–April 25, 2019
Hello from beautiful Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Our family always enjoys coming back to PA where we know so many people, but our time always runs out before we are able to connect with everyone we’d like to. We are blessed and grateful for the men and women we connect with who are pursuing God and advancing…
[ Read More ]The Resurrection Power in Your Life
It’s springtime! (insert contented sigh) The incredible beauty of tree buds uncurling and transforming into fresh, green leaves. Swelling buds crack open, no longer able to contain their incredible joy, and tender plants are bursting forth in vibrant colors. In another month, the details of a single blossom may be overlooked, but for now it…
[ Read More ]Update from Duane–April 11, 2019
Hello from our home! Our family has been enjoying beautiful springtime-in-the-mountains. We leave again this weekend, but have been glad for a brief “touch-down” time at home before this upcoming tour. Our daughter, Alisha, had a heart catheterization and biopsy last week. The report was excellent, and we are so grateful to God for her…
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