“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 Fourth Advent: PEACE How can we have

“Joy is nurtured, not by pretending everything is fine, but by holding our hope together with our grief, the good news with our sorrow, and naming both as reality. We practice joy because we are clear-eyed about our realities - all of them.” -Sarah Bessey Third Advent: JOY Advent-joy

A voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Prepare the way for the Lord,     make straight paths for him. …And all people will see God’s salvation.” Luke 3:4,6 Second Advent: LOVE Before pandemics and Pharoah and Paul, the Lord prepared for our salvation. I love that the Bible is

I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,     and in his word I put my hope. I wait for the Lord     more than watchmen wait for the morning,     more than watchmen wait for the morning. Psalm 130:5-6 First Advent: HOPE  It’s hard to write this when floodwaters recede

 "We know God works miracles. We are never to give up praying." Story of Ethan and Mattie my great grandchildren- One night Ethan was staying at Grandma's. He was in the tub having a bath. I was telling him about Jesus. I left and was cleaning my

The word “joy” has so much emotion tied to it. People work so hard to find “happiness” and maintain a state of “joyfulness”. They believe that it will bring about a sense of security once it is found, a security that is more or less circumstantial. Fortunately for the

This is a fun, encouraging story.  Lyle’s son in law Tyler runs a landscaping business and last summer got a bid to work out at Bridal Falls.  Part of the job was to clean up bottles and cans from around the campground.  Tyler's kids (Lyle and Barbs grandkids) had