Written by Lynn Geiser. I have a confession to make: I LOVE SHOES! They don’t have to be expensive as long as they are “cute.” Spring and summer shoes are the cutest. One of my favorite pair of sandals is designed in such a way that a turquoise dragonfly extends across the top of my…
Speed Reading or Meditating?
My 4th grader and I were discussing her reading class the other day. She was explaining how she had to take reading comprehension tests. I had to laugh because when I was in 4th grade the trend was speed reading. My school had little reading machines – small windows that let the student read a…
When Life Hurts And Doesn’t Make Sense
Why does God allow pain? Why does evil so often seem to win? If God is so powerful and so good, why doesn’t He just stop all the mass shootings or sexual abuse or chronic pain or never-ending sickness? Can’t He see what’s going on? Does He even care? Why does He allow us to…
Lessons from the Kitchen
I love kitchen gadgets and appliances. Many years ago, I was with my husband in the hospital as he was recovering from gall bladder surgery. Being bored out of my mind, I watched an infomercial on a revolutionary pan that would make my life so much easier. By the time the infomercial was done, I…
Resolutions & Recommitments
Another new year means another examination of my life to figure out what I need to do to improve myself in the next year. Sometimes I love the “New Year’s resolution” idea. Sometimes I hate it. As women, I think we push so hard towards the end of the year with all of the expectations…
Peace Through the Changes
Happy New Year! In an ever-changing world of technology, I find it pretty funny that I am now writing for a blog. The Lord placed a burden in my heart to start a Christian ladies magazine many years ago. That burden continued through an amazing change in my life that I could have never have…
A Broken Spirit
I am my father’s daughter. With that said, I recently took on a project that was way above my head. Tired of wiping fingerprints off my beloved kitchen table, I decided to be creative and mosaic the glass top. For a year or so, I researched and planned and then purchased the tools and stained…
I’m Tired
Written by Audrey Beth Roland. When I was in about the eighth grade, I remember telling an adult in our church how tired I felt between school requirements, sports practices after school and responsibilities at home. I told him (with all the lighthearted innocence of one who has no clue about life) that I didn’t think I could ever catch up on sleep,…
Kindness Matters
Ephesians 4:32 “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” When I was in the third grade, my family suffered a bankruptcy. We lost the house we owned and moved into a small rental house. Even though the rental house was much older…
A Quiet Spirit
Oh, to have that peaceful, quiet spirit! As I have longed for this in my own life and study, I have come to certain Biblical and practical conclusions. In an age of convenience shopping, I find that I cannot “get” a quiet spirit like I can “get” a new utensil for my kitchen. (And boy,…
The Beautiful Spirit 