God Is Bigger

By Allison Bucher When I was in grade school, I remember watching a documentary about a man who was attempting to climb Mount Everest. It was a story about his heroic journey to reach the summit of the tallest mountain in the world, and spoiler alert, he did it. Sure,...

God Is in the Breeze

By Melody Vanosdol God is always faithful. I’m still working on it. I’m in the Florida Keys on vacation with friends as I write this. I can’t begin to afford a vacation like this as a single teacher, but my generous friends are wealthy and love me....

Love Letter from God

By RaeLynn DeAngelis Sometimes during my morning devotion time, I implement a practice that has been a tremendous encouragement and blessing to me. My personal morning devotion time begins much the same, with prayer. If you are anything like me, prayer times vary...

Life Without Them

By Allison Bucher When I was in my late teens, my grandpa passed away. He was one of the first major deaths in the family that I had experienced. Aside from family pets (which are incredibly devastating in their own way), nobody close to me had died. Trust me, I know...

Unsure of the Way?

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis After finishing up dinner at one of our favorite local restaurants, we decided to check out the live music playing down the street. The night was still young. Only a few buildings away, we found a musician outside another restaurant singing and...

I Didn’t Realize It Then

By Melody Vanosdol God is always faithful. I’m still working on it. I remember well the first time my husband swung at my head.  I only had two grandchildren at that time.  They were 3 and 6, sitting in the back of the car at McDonald’s. My husband and I...