“It’s not over until you win!” – Marilyn Hickey Awareness of impact influencers in our lives is an important life skill. I freely admit to the filters I use as to what and who I listen to. I read, listen to, and surround myself with people who challenge, encourage, and call me out when necessary, […]
Laying Our Loved Ones To Rest With Honor And Dignity
“The first night in Morotai, the Japanese sent over a bomber on the north end of the island. The next day we went out and dug a deeper foxhole.” – Lt. Joseph F. Cullen, Personal Diary My husband went to rent a car for a trip to the west coast. The occasion: A memorial service […]
Eighty Years Of Hope With Mission Aviation Fellowship
“Whatever the changes might be, I want the generations who come after us to be thankful for the work that we are striving hard to get right and to see that we were dependent on the Lord and sought His leading. ” – David Holsten, President and CEO, Mission Aviation Fellowship, US 2025 marked eighty […]
He Is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Celebrate!
Then the angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. The resurrection of Jesus Christ. That historical event that brings out chocolate bunnies, colored eggs, and marshmallow peeps. I like chocolate […]
Five “Sweet” Elements Of Our Valentines Table
Who is wise? He is to remember these things and consider the mercy of the LORD. Psalm 107:43 My Valentine’s Table is assembled shortly after Christmas, and New Year’s is packed away. I bring out all things red and begin remembering the people and occasions from which the assembled objects originated. This adds to the […]
The Abstract – Maison Steinbuchel’s Personal History
We have the original abstract of our Kansas Historic Landmark home dating back to the land grant of 160 acres from the Osage Land Trust. In past BLOG posts, I have told how three individual lives, immigrants from France and Germany, converged in Wichita, Kansas. Through love, hope, taking risks, and even tragedy, the three bloodlines […]
How To Let The Five Candles Of Advent Refresh And Renew
the “Christmas isn’t just a temporal celebration or the memory of a beautiful (event); Christmas is more … Christmas is an encounter!” – Pope Francis The season of Advent is all but done, a season of expectation leading up to Christmas Day. But what have we been expecting? Let’s focus on the roots of the […]
Giving A Voice To The Voiceless – The Christmas Shepherds
The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can. – Neil Gaiman The story of the nativity would be incomplete without the shepherds “keeping watch over their flocks […]
Excited Angels, Awesome Peace And The Christ Candle
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. – Luke 2:14 He’s here! He’s Finally here! The Angels sang. Angel Messengers popped up everywhere: He’s Here! The plan is progressing. That plan laid out before the foundation of the earth is working! – THE PLAN! This truth in history […]