Are We Just Trying Too Hard?

By Raquel Soto 

Part 1
I know the plans that I have for you, declares the LORD.  They are plans for peace and not disaster, plans to give you a future filled with hope.  Jeremiah 29:11  I was thinking about the goodness of God one day and just thanking Him for bringing me through the health issues that arose during my last pregnancy and how I was delivered of them right after my son was born this year.  I then began to recall some of His promises and thinking about how some of them have come to pass and some have not.  Did I miss something?  Had I not fasted enough?  Prayed enough?  Interceded enough?  I know that it is never God.  God never misses it.  I know that He is filled with integrity.  He watches over His Word to perform it and exalts His Word even above His name.  I have learned that I can put my complete trust in His Word.

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Vertical Hiking

By Nancy L. Burall 

Equipped with harnesses, ropes, and pulleys, the group embarked on their adventure.  With chalk for hands and sheer guts for power, they ascended.  The advanced group had one goal; to rock climb a cantilevered cliff.  Being ‘blind’ as to where to place their hands, they had to rely on the guide to call out directions and encouragement.  The climbers called this ‘vertical hiking’.

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My Hands are Full

By Courtney Rogers 

I was watching some two year olds in nursery one time at church. One of the little boys was fascinated with some toy cars. His hands were so full of toys, but there was a better toy car sitting on the floor. The little boy wanted that car so badly, but he could not grasp it. As much as he tried to grab the little car with his fingers, he couldn’t. His hands were too full. Why doesn’t he just put the other toys down?
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Flavors of Fun

By Pam Kumpe

A trip out of town almost cost me some ice cream.  It all started in the parking lot at the building where I’d planned to speak. I’d loaded my dolly with my two-foot plastic ice cream cone, a plastic oversized cone. Asked to speak on writing humor, I planned to share some flavors of fun with the class that afternoon.
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Keeping the Faith

By Jennifer Kearson 

It seems everyone is being affected one way or another with our current economy. Since January, I have met many people who are sharing an apartment or allowing families to live in their basement. In March, I discovered several of my friends are losing their jobs because there is not enough money to pay everyone. Also, the food co- op has been at a slow pace, and people are staying closer to home for vacation. With everything that has been going on with the economy, how does one keep the faith?
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