Steve explained that despite his mother being 93 years old, she still visited needy people, and would bring food, medicine or anything else they needed. One day she had been in a house where the driveway wound through heavy brush and trees right into a very busy...
"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father . . . So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." (Matthew 10:29,31 NIV)Several years ago, when my family's bird population numbered...
February 4, 2006, was a night like no other.I hadn't slept well for some reason and at 3:30 am, just as I was drifting back to sleep, the light in our bedroom went on.A man was standing by our bed, glaring down at my husband and me!He had a short haircut and a goatee...
She has taught me a lot, my little sister. The other day Mom and I were running an errand and drove past the homeless shelter in a nearby city."Oh, they need potatoes", I pointed to the sign just outside the shelter. "We should get some and bring them by."Mom laughed...
Angels don't always show themselves to us. But we can be sure of their constant presence, even as they work in silence.The plans were complete. My husband would be driving the church's big Greyhound type bus full of young choir members to the beautiful state of...
As Autumn is fast approaching, I can’t help but think that Christmas is just around the corner. Many will be preoccupied by the long shopping lists they will be making, but, I will taken back to a special Christmas Day in 1997.It was the first Christmas following the...
It was the first really big snow storm of the 2003-04 season. My aunt and uncle are both well in their 80's. Both have cancer. He has cancer of the prostate, and a weakened heart condition. She is battling breast cancer, recently having her second breast...