Wake-Up Call

By Lisa Buffaloe  

My first years as a stay-at-home mom left me drained and exhausted. When our son, Scott finally started sleeping through the night, he rose before dawn, wide-eyed and eager for the day. I begged God, “Please make him stay asleep longer.” Poor little guy did not have a sweet mommy when he bounded on my bed in the mornings.

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Blue Dogs and Crying Frogs

By Pam Kumpe  

Are you sure of your message? Sure of what you believe?

One Sunday during Kids Super Church, I asked my children to whisper a message into the ear of his or her neighbor. I started the three-sentence whisper session with a little girl, one I felt could make a good attempt at memorizing my hand written note.
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Pursue, Overtake, and Recover All

By Raquel Soto  

Have you been in this place? Have you gotten to a point where you have cried till you had no more strength? Have you had the world turn so upside down for you that even your loved ones want to turn against you? There is hope for you today!
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Stay Strong

By Courtney Rogers  

When faced with a trial it is very easy to become discouraged. When God puts a trial in your life, you should be happy. Yes, happy. God placed the trial in your life at a certain time for a reason. He wants you to grow and learn from it. His whole purpose is to make you stronger and closer to Him. In James chapter one it says that after you have proven your faith, He will reward you.
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Bad Hair Days and Endurance

By Sarah Onderdonk  

Thirty years ago, a hair stylist with two detached retinas took one look at my baby-fine locks and said, “You need some layers!” So I went under the knife. Little did I know that it would take the better part of three decades to get rid of them! Over the years, I have looked like a little boy named Sue, a little girl named Fred, and a virtual biosphere of exotic pets and foliage. Let’s see. One year I looked like a cornered hedgehog. Then there was the year I resembled an hallucinogenic mushroom. And long will I remember the home perm that turned me into the living embodiment of an electrocuted sheep dog. If only Tim Burton was around back then… I’d be famous.
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