Falling Forward

This past week my good friend and fellow writer and I have been planning for a meeting where we would be giving the main session information. Feeling confident that we could handle the presentation, we set out to create an agenda. And then the questions and comments...

The Best Lemonade Maker

This is the second article in our new 6-week series called “Her Story,” stories of ordinary women experiencing, overcoming, or choosing to do extraordinary things. Michelle grew up the sixth child out of seven. She found her groove as a mini-Mom caretaker;...

A Taste of Summer – Lemon Raspberry Cake

With winter getting a bit long, I need a blast of summer. And what better way to remember those summer days than with a fresh berry cake! Ingredients: Cake 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter 3 eggs ⅛ tsp. salt 4 ½ Tbsp. lemon juice 3 tsp. minced lemon zest 1 tsp. vanilla...

Restoration

Sitting at my kitchen table one day, I looked with satisfaction at the blue-and-white painted surface. Although I’ve rarely done DIY projects, I had tackled this table-painting project the previous summer as an experiment. My 15-year-old discount table with the light...

Seeing God in Loss

Today we’re so pleased to introduce the first article in our new 6-week series called “Her Story,” stories of ordinary women experiencing, overcoming, or choosing to do extraordinary things. Today’s story comes from Judy Miller. Eighteen years...