THE ANSWER IS AS NEAR AS A BREATH
Dear Amy, When the latest blow of pain sliced through my heart like a knife, you stood beside me with your ever-present gift of comfort and tender sensitivity to…
Author: Janis Van Keuren
FONDLY KNOWN AS “THOSE POTATOES”
Around certain holidays of the year, our family has come to expect that their popular potato dish will find its way to the dining room table. Known…
Christ Has Risen–The Victory is Ours
He is not here; He is risen, just as He said…Matthew 28:6 NIV The morning began under a shady tree on a grassy slope as strains of…
Italian Easter Bread–Once Again
Each year on Holy Saturday, we have a family tradition. The making of Italian Easter Bread. This mildy sweet breakfast bread with its creamy, sweet glaze and five colored…
Christ Died For the Ungodly
“Jacob’s Dream”, a sculpture at Abilene Christian University, Texas draws one to the Light breaking through the sculpture that forms a cross. “You see, at just the right…
Joys Abound
It’s been a while since I’ve listed the many joys the Lord has lovingly spread across my path. To see His hand turn the simplest moment into a joy…
Come Away With Him
Along the hiking path The airplane ticket had been purchased during the long weeks of silence and wondering. I knew that I would need to escape the walls that…
Heart to Heart He Speaks
I’ve heard His voice while pouring out my pleas, the desires pounding deep within my heart, the prayers crying out for the one who has walked away. He…
“Be Not Afraid”
The Empty Tomb stained glass inside the chapel at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Church “But now, this is what the Lord says–he who created you, O Jacob (fill in…
Joys Sprinkled Throughout the Days
Searching for His joys throughout the day changes my perspective. I begin to see the blessings in my life and how the Lord is working. Joy refocuses my attention…
