This past weekend, my husband and I had the opportunity to travel to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to see a passion play. We had been invited by our son’s in-laws who, since he married their daughter, have become our friends. Not that we wouldn’t have been friends with them otherwise, it’s just that we probably…
Stories of Grace and Faith
Knees Down
John and I are in Florida getting ready to leave for a cruise. Yes, I know, I’m spoiled. We are looking forward to having a few days to rest and relax OUTSIDE. I just hope I don’t blind anyone with my Casper the Friendly Ghost, white body. After we arrived last night we went to…
A Christmas Story
It’s after midnight on Christmas eve, so technically it’s already Christmas, and I should be in bed; but, I wanted to share a Christmas greeting with you before the day is out. As you might expect, Christmas doesn’t leave one a lot of time for writing a blog so I’m going to share a little…
Remembering What God Has Done
Today is the final Sunday of the year and, as two of our pastors, Pastor Jeff and Pastor Joe, did last year they did again this year – a tag team “end of the year” sermon. But before their sermon I stood in church singing Matt Redman’s song “You Never Let Go,” and remembering last year’s…
Silent Night
Most of us have heard the story of how the beloved Christmas carol, Silent Night, was written. It was December 24, in Oberndorf, Austria and the church organ wasn’t working. Father Joseph Mohr was obviously concerned as this problem would clearly effect the music for the Christmas Eve service. He quickly wrote the words to…