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Sounds of September

Posted by Allison Stevens on August 30th, 2010 | one response



It’s almost September and children across our state are getting ready to go back to school. Teachers prepare for their classes and parents rush to super stores looking for the best... Read More

From Stepmom to Grandmom

Posted by Allison Stevens on August 23rd, 2010 | no responses

I became a grandmother last week when my stepdaughter gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Including having my own children, it was one of the happiest days of my life. I think about my granddaughter... Read More

A Change of Plans

Posted by Tim Jackson on August 18th, 2010 | 4 responses

Does your life go just the way you had it planned? Mine sure doesn’t. The question is, how do you respond when your plans change? Or maybe better said, how do you respond when your plans... Read More

Heal, heels

Posted by Allison Stevens on August 9th, 2010 | 4 responses

Just came back from the physical therapist with my husband who broke both of his heels in May. It was a difficult thing to watch:  the therapist moving my husband’s ankles, heels, and toes and... Read More

Affirmation

Posted by Allison Stevens on July 19th, 2010 | no responses

We all need affirmation. We need to know that others around us approve of us and that they enjoy us.  We need to hear “Hey, good job!” once in a while.  From time to time, we need a pat on... Read More

I can’t get no satisfaction

Posted by Jeff Olson on July 16th, 2010 | 2 responses

In July of 1965 the band The Rolling Stones had the number one song in America—I Can’t Get No Satisfaction.

How right they were. As the song says…no matter... Read More

Love that shows

Posted by Allison Stevens on June 6th, 2010 | one response

I am so grateful for the men and women in the hospital who have tended to my husband during this time of recovery from a fall off a ladder.

Nurses, surgeons, and nurses aids are just... Read More

Batteries and Jesus

Posted by Jeff Olson on April 23rd, 2010 | 3 responses

A few days ago I helped my daughter purchase her first car…an older used Toyota Camry. Everything was going well until I got the call that her car wouldn’t start. The battery was dead... Read More

Ambushed by Grief

Posted by Tim Jackson on March 9th, 2010 | 19 responses

It sneaks up on you. Unsuspecting. Then . . . out of no where . . . wham! You get hit by a wave of loss that leaves you reeling, wondering what just happened. Could it be true? Is this real? You... Read More

I saw God today

Posted by Tim Jackson on January 29th, 2010 | 3 responses

Okay. I confess that I’m a fan of country music. I like a lot of different genres of music, but one of the things I like about country music are the stories told in the lyrics. There’s... Read More
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