When God Says No
By Roberta Ley
No one likes to be told no. No one likes rejection. When it comes from someone important, it is even harder to accept. When it comes from God, it is the hardest of all things to understand. After all, He says in Luke 9:11 “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened to you.” So why do you get “no” answers when you pray earnestly for “yes?”
A Heart for Humanity
"This one is going to be my room!" said one of the children.” I even got to paint my own closet," another pipes in. Each child gave me the grand tour of their new home, pointing out their favorite aspects of the house. Then we went outside again.” I even got to mow the grass last night."“ Me too," added his sibling, wanting to be included.
I Can Do It Myself
July 19, 2024 by admin
Filed under Family Focus
By Jane Thornton
“That’s just weird.” My teenaged daughter scowls at a car when its driver honks at us. We are walking in shorts and strappy shirts (soaking up some sun), headed to the Rec Center to work out. “Maybe it’s someone we know.” I try to catch a glimpse through the windshield as it passes. “It was a guy, and I didn’t recognize the car.” My mind flies to my husband’s admonition to be careful. Although we live in Suburbia, USA, he gets anxious over our safety on the half-mile walk. Yet, determined, we cling to our independence. We offer reassurances: it’s broad daylight; the street’s well-traveled, etc. He concedes, we walk, and he worries. I like being self-sufficient, and I want that trait in my daughter—but not to the point of foolishness. I remember my pride, and frustration, as she reached age three. Her typical claim: “I can do it myself.”
Waiting Is My Favorite Thing
When the movie “Bucket List” hit the theaters, it created a groundswell of people who jotted down their own bucket lists of things they’d want to do before they kick the bucket. No rules. No money or time restrictions.
A Spit Shine Goes a Long Way
July 17, 2024 by admin
Filed under Faith, Faith Articles
By Pam Kumpe
Have you ever hit a car in a parking lot? Well, I have. And I'm here to say, a spit-shine can go a long way in fixing things! See, my husband was inside of the hotel, the one where he planned to shoot pictures at a prom. He sent me back to the car for a tote which he'd left in the trunk. H sent me on an errand because I didn’t handle my position like a pro. It sounded like fun a job to serve as his sidekick, but I didn’t make the best assistant. Outside in the parking lot, my hair whipped back in forth, and debris blew by from the gusts of wind that rushed across the asphalt like invisible tornadoes. The winds were left from a recent storm the night before, but the sunshine was beautiful.
