You Are Changing the World – For Moms

Happy Mother’s Day Mommy and Oma! We all love you, miss you, and celebrate YOU today. You are as awesome as ever, and our love for you never dies. P.S. Have fun at the Angel dance tonight!   Linda Rae Roelle Linda Roelle (Aug. 2 1942 – Sept. 11, 2012) Linda Rae (Alexander) Roelle, age … Read more

Lighten Up and Laugh!

Lighten up and laugh! Ok, so last night we got a new bunny for my daughters FFA project this year. Got the cage, got the water bottle, got the bedding and the food and she named him Rhett. Yeah, it’s “Gone with the Wind” over here! So this morning my daughter and her friend decide … Read more

Finding Hope on a Dead End Road

DAILY PROMPT – REASON TO BELIEVE In Reason to Believe,, Bruce Springsteen sings, At the end of every hard-earned day / people find some reason to believe. What’s your reason to believe?   What a great prompt.  Why do you believe? Well, let’s see.  I lived 40+ years NOT believing in a God who cared about me – … Read more

Your Love – He’s So Fine

DAILY PROMPT – He/She is So Fine What was it that drew you to your significant other? People said we would never make it.  We have both been married before – both had spouses who were not faithful. Both had given up on ever finding anyone to be with. Both had given up on love … Read more

Your Wine – NaPoWriMo Day 11

“Look at me. I stand at the door. I knock. If you hear me call and open the door, I’ll come right in and sit down to supper with you. Conquerors will sit alongside me at the head table, just as I, having conquered, took the place of honor at the side of my Father. … Read more

More Than Words – NaPoWriMo Day 7

And the Lord shall guide you continually and satisfy you in drought and in dry places and make strong your bones. And you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water whose waters fail not. (Isaiah 58:11 AMP) MORE THAN WORDS ©2014 Diana Rasmussen   to some you are just a black book … Read more

The Pickle Jar Lesson

I received this email from a beautiful woman in Christ the other day. Thank you Sister Jeanne! “The Pickle Jar” The pickle jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents’ bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would empty his pockets and toss his … Read more

Every Woman Should Know – Inspiration from Maya Angelou

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I got this an email from my sister-in-law Kris today. It really blessed me, so I would like to share it with you. Maya Angelou is an inspiration, an Author, a Poet, and a Civil Rights Leader. You may have read her book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”. A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE … … Read more

Let it Rain but…

Do you like rain? I love how it smells after a rain. Everything is so fresh and clean. You can smell the flowers, the grass, and everything is so alive. Yes, let it rain. We have a lot of ‘rain’ praise and worship songs. Rain in the Bible is often associated with blessings. I hope … Read more

Kindness is the Language the Deaf can Hear

Kindness is a language. Imagine that.  And it crosses all boundaries.  Let us love one another – with kindness.  It’s not about being right. The Paradoxical Commandments People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, … Read more

Rooted in Love with Shoelaces of Grace

Daily Prompt: It’s Friday, I’m in Love Remember your first crush? Think about that very first object of your affection. Oh, the sweaty palms. The swoony feeling in your stomach. Tell us the story of your first crush. What was it about this person that made your heart pound? Was the love requited? Change the … Read more

Married – Teen Bible Study

Married – to God, that’s what we are talking about today.  This post is probably not going to be the most popular – oh well.  I know our country is in flux about what Marriage is and what it is not.  And what is legal – or not.  Like a Pastor told me once, “Just … Read more