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The Christian ska band Grand Incredible wrote a song called “Be Thou My Television.”  Some of the words are as follow.  “Words of life fill up my empty soul and set my spirit free.  And there’s a light in a black remote control that turns on my TV.  My salvation and my playstation are both […]

“But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus– the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.” – Acts 20:24 My Grandpa had a great Easter plan.While my grandma was getting the eggs ready for the […]

It’s happened again.I was excited to FINALLY return to my morning small group at church after missing a couple of weeks.  But I woke up with a headache.  A stiff neck, sore eyes, feel like I’m going to throw up if I sit up type of headache.  And so I let my friends know I’m […]

Surely you’ve heard of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, but how about Michael Collins? I was reading to Ty recently about the moon landing, and I learned that there was a third crew member of Apollo 11.  While Armstrong and Aldrin were walking on the moon, someone had to pilot the command module orbiting around […]

It’s January 5.  Most people have already given up on their New Year’s Resolutions. There are many reasons for this, but I think one of them is that the strength of willpower alone is usually not enough to make real and lasting change.  There is a children’s story about Frog and Toad, who have a […]

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!  Amen.” -Eph. 3:20-21 My favorite part about Christmas has always been […]

“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” […]

Proverbs 3:6- “Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.” I drove back to the hotel alone. Well, not alone- my kids were in the backseat, but we had left my husband in the hospital.  I hadn’t expected that when we went to the ER, I’d have […]

“Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed.” – Acts 13:36 Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all the needs and opportunities in the world?  There are terrorists in our world, injustices in our country, sick people in our state, and […]

“Forget about tying the hands of time.  Give every moment to the One who’s given today.” – Joy Williams Summer is almost over.I’ve always grieved the end of summer in Minnesota, but never as much as this year.  These past two months in the States have flown by, and I’m really sad that our only […]