Happy Christian New Year! Today is the First Sunday in Advent, the beginning of the church year. Advent is a time of penitence and preparation for the coming of the Lord. We remember the coming of Jesus to earth as a baby. We celebrate the coming of Christ into our own hearts and lives when … Read more
Heavenly Father, we thank You for the many blessings You have bestowed upon us. You created us and given us life. We know that everything good comes from You – our health, our families, the food we eat, clothes we wear, and the homes we live in. We who live in the United States thank … Read more
Today is the International Day of the Bible. The National Bible Association, Scripture Union, American Bible Society, YouVersion, and Bible Gateway are partnering to encourage Christians to join together to read the Bible in public or online. I’ll be posting Scripture on Facebook and hope you will join me in reading the Bible today. Image: … Read more
What do adoption, diabetes, and military families have in common? All are recognized during the month of November. In addition to dozens of other national days, weeks, and months, November is: National Adoption Month: a cause very important to me for two major reasons: 1) Being passionately pro-life, I want every child to be born … Read more
November is National Azheimer’s Awareness Month and National Caregiver Month. The photo at the left shows both an Alzheimer’s patient (my late husband Jack) and a caregiver (myself). Jack has been in Heaven for more than two years,but for several years before his death, I cared for him as his disease progressed. If you search the … Read more
November seems to be filled with writing events. Many writers are taking part in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), in which writers commit to writing a 50,000 word book in thirty days. Of course, the first draft is only the beginning, and there is a lot more work to be done after typing “the end.” … Read more
Share As Image has done it again–just when I thought it couldn’t get better, they’ve added more great features. In addition to the great features described in a recent post, Share As Image has added the following: More than 1000 new royalty-free images—great images you can use anywhere, any time with no attribution and no … Read more
The video below is from the Voice of the Martyrs for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Warning: The video contains graphic images of what persecuted Christians are facing. Although it is extremely difficult to watch, I believe it’s important for us to know what is happening. I hope you will join … Read more
Today is National Authors Day, a day to show appreciation to authors. Creating great stories or sharing wonderful information to entertain or educate you isn’t easy. The only thing wrong with the photo to the left is that she is dressed far better than most authors working at home. For most writers, many of our … Read more
