This weekend, my family will help scatter thousands of eggs over fields in our town, eggs filled with sweet treats for the special kids who find them. The sight of brightly-colored eggs lying in fresh cut grass and little toddler legs running after them is by far one of my favorites. I love to see all the Easter baskets, bigger than the kids who carry them, filled to ...
Easy and Delicious Cappuccino Muffins
Coffee and chocolate? Count me in! You'll love these Cappuccino Muffins, whether you love coffee the way I do or not! I have a small blue cookbook with stained pages and little notes and hundreds of wonderful recipes. It's called The Newcomer's Guide to Cooking in Africa, and I treasure it not only for the memories it calls to mind but for the delicious ...
Will there be enough? 5 Verses to Remind You that God Provides
I check the balance and take a deep breath. There isn't much. Will there be enough? Needs pop up as brand new texts. They ask for prayers and help if we have it. This ministry is small, but it means something. A little support is more than none at all. So we send it. Each month, we send what we have and trust God to give us more. Or at least I try ...
Who Rules Your Heart? Encouraging Word Wednesday: King of Kings
This week, I can't help but think of Jesus, riding into Jerusalem on a donkey with crowds shouting praise all around him, exclaiming their king had come. They had waited so long for deliverance, for rescue, for a ruler with righteousness. They were filled with joy at the thought of restoration - a king to rule over Israel. Jesus was filled with sorrow because He ...