Pray without Ceasing
I’ve been meditating on 1 Thess. 5:17 lately: “Pray without ceasing.” Try as I might to maintain a continual attitude of prayer, I get distracted by the million other things…
Author: Jennifer Flanders
A New Year/ A New You
Even in grade school, my favorite section of the library was the “how-to” shelf. While my friends were reading their way through all 175 volumes of Nancy Drew, I was…
12 Things I Love About Winter
1. Crackling logs 2. Mistletoe 3. Church pageants 4. Hot chocolate 5. Christmas carols 6. Shoebox stuffing 7. Cards and letters 8. Family traditions 9. Fantasy fudge 10. Snowflakes 11….
Our Family’s Newest Christmas Tradition
After our six-year-old was diagnosed with diabetes just before Thanksgiving, our family was invited to take part in a study aimed at discovering the cause of Type 1 diabetes and…
Mixed Blessings
We find ourselves dealing with lots of mixed blessings this year as our lives took yet another unexpected turn on the day before Thanksgiving this year when our excessively thirsty…
12 Things I Love About Fall
1. New school books 2. Pumpkin patches 3. Bulky sweaters 4. Sharp yellow pencils 5. Round, rosy apples 6. Crsip, clean air 7. Wood smoke 8. Thanksgiving dinner 9. Marching…