CHRISTMAS MIRACLE

Last year at Christmas, a friend at West Clinic asked me about ‘adopting’ children and young people from the neighborhood where my husband and I were ministering. That is when the Christmas miracle started. The miracle was born in one generous, loving heart, and it quickly spread to others who had the same…

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PUMPKIN PARABLE COMES TO LIFE

 The Pumpkin Patch Parable (Liz Curtis Higgs) is a beautiful children’s story that chronicles a pumpkin’s journey: seed to green plant, then harvest-ready pumpkin to light-bearing beacon.  On a damp, drizzly October 31st in Olive Branch, that parable was read over and over again to eager children who thought it an adventure to…

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WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES

I don’t like to take care of errands when it’s raining, but sometimes I can’t avoid it. I grab an umbrella, use the remote to unlock my car, dash outside, and hop in the car. But I have a friend who doesn’t have to worry about getting in and out…

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GOD’S PEOPLE PRAY?

The “Birthday Surprise” story (post date: March 3, 2015) is not the whole story. On a rainy evening in June we delivered a birthday cake to Quent. Or I should say, we prayed and God delivered. But we had no idea the prayers on the other end which fueled this divinely appointed…

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