Frugal Friday: Summer Vacation – Sabbath Rest or Super Stressor?

looking at clouds

By Mary O. Moss Okay, I admit it! When my children were small and our family planned to go on vacation, I worried and planned and fumed and made lists and schedules and plans and reservations . . . you get the picture! I’m ashamed to admit I was sometimes so grumpy and overwhelmed throughout all Read more

Behind Closed Doors

behind closed doors

by Kim Avery Even as we are unpacking our odd shaped assortment of boxes to settle into our new home much of the anticipated remodeling still remains half done. I wake up to find workmen in my house, coach over the phone with the pleasant sound of power tools humming in the background, and step on Read more

The Prayer Chair - Part III

chair 1

by Kim Avery It’s big. It’s brown. It’s ugly. And it’s mine. My new prayer chair has arrived, and I am thrilled. As soon as I began shopping for my new prayer chair an obstacle emerged. In my old office, I had a large space that the prayer chair could fill, a space large enough for me to sprawl Read more

Diplomatic Immunity

bullet-heart

by Susan Fleming I was watching one of those Law & Order type shows a few weeks ago, and the bad guy was very smug in being able to defy the law because he had diplomatic immunity. As a diplomat of another country, he was not subject to the laws of our country - but of course they managed to Read more

My Prayer Chair - Part II

by Kim Avery How does one shop for a place to hold a heart? A place to pray? A space for two, just me and my God? Five years ago these very questions sent me on a quest for what came to be known as my beloved prayer chair. I knew that I needed this chair not because there was an empty space in Read more