I live in the mountains, far away from friends, family and I don’t get out that often. I treasure quiet, peace and nature, but sometimes I look at my little life and I wonder, does it count? Do I make use of my opportunities, the little ones, the big ones, the ones that seem insignificant…
Archive | February, 2009
Biblical Fantasy Book Giveaway
If you are a pre-teen or teenager who enjoys fantasy adventure. the new series by Chuck Black will be a treat for you. The stories are creative, exciting, and appropriate for any age. A summary of the latest book in the series, Sir Bentley of Holbrook Court: This second installment in Chuck Black’s Knights of…
Meeting old friends
Gretchen, Ashleigh, & Bethany Sometimes, in this world of pen pals and e-pals, when you finally meet someone in person, you feel like you’re meeting an old friend. It all feels so natural you forget that you’ve never actually met before. (And when you try to explain whom you’re going out to dinner with, it…
Selfish Lies Young Women Believe
part II of a review by Melinda Lavorante(click here to read part I) While some women do not marry and should not marry, marriage is normal and good. Also, in addition to raising a godly family if the marriage produces children, women should seek to complete their husbands. They should not choose spouses because of…
Anti-Family Lies Young Women Believe
a review by Melinda Lavorante In Lies Young Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets Them Free by Nancy DeMoss and Dannah Gresh I discovered truth on every page and continually found reason to applaud the authors’ straight talk about hard issues. At first, however, I had a negative impression of the book; its design…
A Lesson on Love (In a Grocery Store)
by Laura Moninger Somehow I forgot how busy the stores can be on the weekend, especially during a holiday season. It was a snowy Saturday afternoon as I walked into the Meijer store. Just a quick stop to get some groceries for the cozy get-together I was hosting that evening. Or so I told myself….
How to Be a Good Husband
By W. H. Du Puy, A. M., D.D. From the book Our Marriage, compiled by Kate Porteous HoltPublished circa 1917, The Holt Concern Publishers, Warren, Ohio Honor your wife. She must be exalted and never dethroned. Love your wife. The measure is, as Christ loved the Church and gave himself for her. Show your love….
A Picture of Love
Two stepped into the breakfast room in the hotel in Laramie, Wyoming this morning. They were not so different from the handful of others gathered there, except perhaps they spoke more quietly than the others, and their hair was a little bit whiter, and their skin had a few more wrinkles in it, and their…
