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5 Ways to Build Quality Family Life Most people presume everyone’s family life resembles their own. That’s not quite the case. For instance, everyone’s idea of do something crazy may be a bit different. When our oldest son, Russell, graduated from high school in Craigmont, Idaho, we invited the senior class of twenty-six students to […]
Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, A Country Girl Tale Whether we’re city folks or a country girl like me, we never know when we’re about to face a frightening moment of decision. My Winchester country girl friend and I blithely drove down an Idaho countryside highway one winter’s day. Speed about sixty miles per hour. […]
10 Ways to Give God Glory God’s glory got pushed down my list lately. I had one of those weeks when I felt like a ball in a pinball machine. Banging back and forth from one thing to another. A roller coaster of highs and lows. A bit of disorientation as I hopped from life […]
SHE’S A STANDER! All the heroines in the Stuart Brannon Series rate what I call ‘standers.’ They can be counted on to be there during the toughest of times. I got a letter from Kelly of Lyndale, Indiana. She enjoyed my Westerns. “I’m only eleven years old,” she wrote, “but I’ve enjoyed every one of […]
Baby Christian Blues I happen to have a picture in my wallet of my baby. He’s a cute little fellow. The photo is quite small, but you can tell it’s a baby. And though babies come in all sizes, you can distinguish them from children and adults. However, it’s harder to spot spiritual babies. They […]
When You Have Done Everything Since the mid-1950s, it has been unfashionable to talk about ‘doing your duty.’ I’m not quite sure why things changed. Jesus taught his disciples something very important. Duty often separates the civilized from the barbarian. It’s also part of being his disciple. Christians Have Duties In the beginning of Jesus’ […]
Nine Pioneer Christmas Stories by Barbour Books Follow pioneer Christmas and romance adventures in untamed American lands. Settlers face their first Christmas in a new land with both trepidation and hope. Despite primitive lodgings, these characters learn that wherever the heart dwells, they can find a place to call home. Of special note, this is Shannon […]
Isaiah’s Turning Point Reaction We all have turning points in our lives. The older we get, the more we’re able to look back and identify them. When we’re in the midst of one though, we may not recognize we’ve entered a turning point. Summer 1952 two such turning points happened for me. First, I read […]
Our Two Alarm Marriage by Stephen Bly We were a two alarm clock couple. It took at least one love alarm to get us up and going every morning. Depending on the season of the year, my alarm would go off between 4:30 and 5:00 a.m. I’d fumble in the dark to find the switch […]
You’ve Got Unique Kids I’m often asked, “How many children do you have?” And sometimes I reply, “I have one Russell, one Michael, and one Aaron.” It would be simpler to say, “I have three boys.” But that kind of statement lumps them into the same cookie cutter mold. And I’ve got unique kids. They’re […]
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