As I’m writing this, we’re sitting in the Outer Banks of North Carolina waiting for Hurricane Arthur. Hatteras Island was under mandatory evacuation as of 5 a.m. on Thursday, but around here we feel confident we’ll be able to weather … Continue reading →
Sunday school leaders, Bible class teachers, children’s ministry workers – these are the people that strive away each week preparing, teaching, encouraging and praying for the children in our community. They rarely take sick days – not because they don’t … Continue reading →
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. — Mark 11:24 Prayer is undeniably one of the most important teachings of Jesus. Jesus taught his followers how … Continue reading →
When you’re dealing with something you’d rather not be dealing with … when you’re feeling anxious, fearful, worried, pressured … what do you do? Photo by prideandvegudice / CC BY Go shopping? Clean house? Dump a month’s worth of complaints … Continue reading →
Hello. My name is Dawn and I’m a straighten-it-out-aholic. Wherever I go—a doctor’s waiting room, a church pew or a restaurant—I fight the urge to straighten out the piles of magazines, tithing envelopes and menus like it’s a disease. … Continue reading →
This fall I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a retreat at a beautiful camp in eastern Pennsylvania. During my free time, I took a walk enjoying the magnificence of the changing leaves — one of my favorite things about … Continue reading →