It Happened One Wednesday
About four years ago, we moved to Florida. I had been through a move before, leaving my whole family in Texas, about seven years prior, to move to Iowa. I'd gone through the not-knowing-a-soul and looking-for-a-church; I knew the ins and outs of such a transition. However, just before I left Iowa for Florida, I went through a very painful "break-up" with a close girlfriend. In a sense, the move seemed to come at a good time, allowing me a fresh start and a break from all things painful.We all know that it really doesn't work that way. Along with all your household possessions, you pack up your broken heart, too, and carry it right along with you to your new location. To be really honest,...
Changing One Heart for Many – Week 11
Just joining us? Click here to catch up and join the movement!I'm out of town on a business trip with Hubs, and my service is sketchy at best! I'd hoped to get this post written earlier and scheduled to be published today, but that's obviously not what happened! So, in the interest of time and my tenuous connection, I'm going to keep this short.There are some interesting things happening on the state level with regard to abortion. Florida is trying to get a bill passed that requires a woman to have an ultrasound before she can have an abortion, while Kansas has actually signed a bill that requires physicians to offer an ultrasound pre-abortion. Oklahoma is proposing a bill that would allow...
What Makes a Hero
This lovely lady is my mother-in-law, Beverly. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I've been staying with her for the past week, caring for her after her shoulder-replacement surgery. There are not too many mothers-in-law for whose care a daughter-in-law would drop everything, however mine is a rare gem. Well, she's really more than that. She's a hero to me.As a young married woman, she suffered several miscarriages before adopting her oldest son and carrying her second son (my husband) to term. At the suggestion of her doctor, she stopped having babies via surgery and adopted her youngest child, a daughter. Her husband suffered a stroke at 41, which ushered in 9 years of major health...
Changing One Heart for Many – Week 10
Just joining us? Go here to catch up on the movement!This is an important week for pro-lifers everywhere. If you haven't already sent your Red Envelopes to the White House, March 31st is the day! Stop right now and visit Red Envelope Day to participate and even have them send the envelopes for you (you can send 25 envelopes for $25 dollars - postage included).We also heard from the president on the abortion/stem cell research topic this week during his March 24th address to the nation. If you missed it, here is that part of his address:You might see this in a totally different way, but to me, he seemed uncomfortable and burdened about this topic. I find that encouraging and I praise God...
So Men are Without Excuse
UPDATE: My mother-in-law is home and doing GREAT! Thanks so much for all your prayers!This is My Father's World from Melinda G on Vimeo.For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. Romans 1:20 NIV(the last slide advances too quickly, and I haven't had time to fix it).I'm caring for my mother-in-law who is still in the hospital with some slight complications, post-surgery. I'm so thankful that the God who created land, sky and sea, also created my sweet mother-in-law and knows her every need. Thank you in advance for any prayers you might...