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God Cares about Your Mental Health

I’m beginning a new series on mental, emotional and spiritual health. It’s not something that is always looked at from a spiritual standpoint though for us as believers, it should be. We know from reading Ephesians chapter 6 that there is a spirit realm and an enemy of our soul. It is Satan who hates us and wants destruction in our lives. He mission is to rob, kill and destroy us. Though God is gracious and merciful to help us, the choice of who we are to serve is up to us. Satan is crafty and does not tempt everyone … Continue reading →

Do Not Instill a Love of Learning in Your Children

Do not instill a love of learning in your child or what happened to us yesterday may happen to you! We were driving to a hospital two hours away to see my darling mother in law who had just had surgery. But something went desperately wrong and that two hours ended up being more like four. That something that went desperately wrong was a tornado. As we were driving in an absolute down pour of rain, we began to notice the wind picking up and the sky turning almost black in the afternoon. We struggled to keep our vehicle in … Continue reading →

Keeping Up With Roo: A Keeper

I read a children’s picture book recently which really touched me. It’s called, Keeping Up With Roo, by Sharlee Glenn; illustrated by Dan Andreasen, published by G.P. Putnam Sons. It’s a sweet, warm book about a young girl, Gracie, whose best friend is her mentally handicapped aunt, Ruth. The two have a special relationship where they play “school,” catch water skeeters, and slide down haystacks. Yet as Gracie grows, she must eventually make the tough decision about whether to continue to include “Roo” (as she affectionately calls her aunt) in her new friendships. “But then one day Gracie didn’t want … Continue reading →