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Fourth Sunday of Advent: A Sign

The first week of the Advent season we read passages about creation and the entrance of sin into the world. There was great sin and shame, but we saw hope in Genesis 3:15 when God promised to send someone who would overcome Satan. The second week we read passages in which God began to reveal more of His plan to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Last week we read passages about David being anointed king of Israel and about God's promise to raise up a ruler from David’s line whose kingdom wo...

Favorite Books in 2015

Reading is one of the ways I keep myself occupied while resting in bed. I have read 33 books so far this year, and I will probably finish another one or two before the end of the year. Today I would like to share my favorite books from this year. 
I would love to hear from you too! What have you been reading lately? Do you have a favorite book that you read this year? Is there a book you recommend for my 2016 reading list? 


My Favorite Books in 2015:
The Hardest Peace: Expecting G...

Third Sunday of Advent: A Righteous Branch

This is the third Sunday of Advent. We saw hope the first week when we read Genesis 3:15 where God promised to send someone who would overcome Satan. We saw hope last week as God revealed more of His plan to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
This week we will read passages about David being anointed king of Israel and about God's promise to raise up a ruler from David’s line whose kingdom will last forever. Israel had great hope because a righteous ruler was coming! We have hope because God alwa...

The Healing Gods

The Healing Gods is a fascinating book. I first heard about this book when Albert Mohler interviewed Candy Gunther Brown on his podcast, Thinking in Public. Brown is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University. In this book, she evaluates various Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) treatments. She explains the history and religious philosophy behind them and why they are supposed to work. She shows ways in which CAM conflicts with Christian beliefs as well as other...

Second Sunday of Advent: I Will Bless You

Today is the second Sunday of Advent. Last week for Advent we read passages about creation and the entrance of sin into the world. There was great sin and shame, but we saw hope in Genesis 3:15 when God promised to send someone who would overcome Satan. This week we will see hope again as God begins to reveal more of His plan to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

When God first spoke to Abraham (whose name was Abram at that time), he didn't have any children. God promised to make Abraham into a great...

A Comparison of Two Walkers

I have two different walkers that help make life a little easier for me. Their names are Henry and Cordell. Today I would like to show you the two walkers and the features I like and dislike about them. I hope this information will be helpful for those of you who may need to purchase a walker.
I shared my walkers' names a few weeks ago. For those of you who are wondering how Cordell got his name, the short answer is that Cordell is Walker's first name on the television show, "Walker, Texa...

First Sunday of Advent: In the Beginning

The Advent season begins today. This is the first of four Sundays counting down to Christmas, the day we celebrate the birth of Emmanuel, God with Us.
During the Advent season we remember the waiting and hoping of God's people. For many years the Israelites waited for the coming Messiah. God had promised to send a Savior, but for so long it seemed as if nothing was happening. There were prophecies, but there was no fulfillment. Israel waited and waited and waited. And then one day God sent Hi...

Eight Reasons I Am Thankful for Dysautonomia

God has given me a life that is much different than I dreamed it would be, but also better than I could have ever planned or imagined. I trust that life with dysautonomia is His good plan for my life. I do not understand all of God’s purposes in allowing me to be a disabled and homebound wife and mother. God’s ways are not my ways. His thoughts are higher than my thoughts. But even in my limited understanding, I can see ways that dysautonomia is beneficial for me. I am thankful for the many b...

Amani ya Juu

Whenever I leave the house, I have a special bag that goes with me. I call it my "Africa Bag." It is sturdy and beautiful, and it hangs on the back of my wheelchair. I like the way it dresses up my wheelchair, but it is also very practical because it keeps me from having to hold my purse, water bottle, and more in my lap. This bag is special because it was made by women at Amani ya Juu.


Amani ya Juu means "Peace from Above." This organization serves marginalized women in Africa by providing th...

Do You Have What it Takes to Hope?

This summer my husband preached a sermon about hope based on 1 Peter 1:13. I was not able to attend church to hear him preach, but I listened to his sermon at home. It encouraged me, and I asked Will if I could share it with all of you. He said that I could. Below you will find a link to an mp3 of his sermon, plus my sermon notes. May this encourage you today to have hope and to persevere!

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us...