by Renee Groff | Feb 22, 2021
I sat around the table with a group of friends and felt sorry for myself. They all ate fabulous food like bagel & egg sandwiches and western omelets and deep-fried hash browns. Real breakfast food. Delicious breakfast food. Me? I peeled two sad...
by Amy Calkins | Feb 15, 2021
I’ve had stones thrown at me, and it changed my life. It is a part of my history that I’ll never shake. Lately, I’ve been thinking about history. In its simplest definition, history is the story of our lives. But history isn’t just a static record of events; the...
by Kathy Rice | Feb 8, 2021
It was 1932. The 4th-grade classroom walls were covered with Valentine’s Day hearts, and intricate snowflakes the children had made decorated the windows. Dorothy (my mother) sat at her desk busily putting the finishing touches on her beautiful Valentine’s Day card....
by Steve Sabol | Feb 1, 2021
In the 1970’s, I worked for a company as a set up and service technician. During my 5,000 hours of training to earn Journeyman status, I was introduced to the micrometer, and the 1/1000th of an inch adjustment. That experience taught me that even the slightest change...
by Renee Groff | Jan 25, 2021
I was scrolling through my phone the other morning and came upon this gem. It’s a letter from my one nephew to the other when they were approximately 7 and 5 years old. Dear Josh,My time has been great with you. Can you be more nicer please.That...
by Amy Calkins | Jan 18, 2021
Taking a deep breath, I stepped into my favorite coffee shop and looked around. She wasn’t there yet. I bought a coffee and found a seat by the windows, all the while hyper-aware of every person walking through the door. I tried to be calm, but I felt terrified. This...
by Kathy Rice | Jan 11, 2021
My son quipped, “I’m not superstitious. I’m just normal-stitious.” I started thinking about that word, “super”. If I’m super cool, that means I’m really cool. If I’m super nice, that means I’m extremely nice, so if we live in a natural world, maybe it isn’t as real as...
by Steve Sabol | Jan 4, 2021
So, 2020 has ended, and many are saying, “Hallelujah!” To grossly understate it, 2020 was an interesting year. But as I launch into a new year, this passage of Scripture comes to mind… Isaiah 43:18-19 (NCV), The Lord says, “Forget what happened before, and do not...
by Renee Groff | Dec 29, 2020
I think it’s time we face the facts about January 1st. Not just the one we will celebrate in a few days, but all the ones that came before it. Contrary to popular belief, it is not a magic date on the calendar. Nothing earth-shattering happens when the clock...
by Steve Sabol | Dec 21, 2020
There are some similarities between the world Jesus was born into 2,000 years ago and the 2020 world we’ve been living in. There were crippling and unjust taxes levied upon the people. Corruption could be found at all levels of society. Crime and lawlessness ruled the...
