Learning to drive a car was the hardest thing I’ve ever learned to do. When I was very young, the doctor told my parents that I would never be able to drive. But when I reached high school, a driver’s education course was part of the curriculum. It was required to graduate high school, so I had to take it. At that time, my eyesight wasn’t good enough to get…
Matthew 5:44 says, “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;” In February, 2013, my husband and I opened our home to a lady in need so she wouldn’t have to return to the homeless shelter. She was almost 60 years old, so we were happy to…
In Sunday school, we just completed a series on “How to Strengthen your Faith” and only two weeks ago, I started a series on the love of God. You know – God’s love for us, the Great Commandment, loving each other, etc. I had no idea the complexity of the topic until I started researching it. My first lesson was real basic: “Where Does Love Begin?” That one was easy. …
My daughter, Michelle, could be an incredible challenge. She had graduated high school, but with her disability she wasn’t working, so she was home all the time. And she was becoming increasingly difficult to watch. She needed a good amount of supervision because she frequently sought a way to get admitted to the hospital. She always managed to get the police or fire department to our house, and she…
On December 28, 2012, Zachary Henzerling was killed in an explosion at Environmental Enterprises – less than three weeks before his 21st birthday. Zachary was faithfully brought to church by his grandmother, Barb, and he accepted the Lord as a little boy. I had him in Children’s Church for a couple of years. He was a bundle of energy, unable to sit still for more than a minute. I knew…
Our pastor down in Georgia used to preach all the time on the brevity of life. Brevity means “short or brief.” At that time, I was in my twenties. I had almost my whole life in front of me. If I live into my 80’s, then I lived another 60 years. To me, that was a long time. But a lot of people die prematurely. Proverbs 27:1 says, “Boast not…
The military transferred our family to Valdosta, Georgia in January, 1982. Our son, Toby, was 21 months old and I was five months pregnant with our daughter. At that time, we bought a double-wide mobile home trailer and rented a space in a trailer park. That Christmas, we moved our trailer onto a piece of property that we had purchased. The land was undeveloped, so we cut down trees, cleared…
Serving in the United States Air Force, Floyd and I were stationed at RAF Alconbury in England for three years. Seven months before we were due to PCS (permanent change of station) back to the States, a house opened up at Upwood Base Housing, so we accepted it. We moved into the house the end of May, 1981. A few short months later, Floyd got orders to Moody AFB in…
In the same way that a mother lovingly protects her toddler from danger that the child is not even aware of, God watches over His children and protects them from unforeseen danger. In 1996, Floyd took a job with Victory Express, driving a tractor trailer rig. He drove over the road for a few months until he landed a dedicated run. With a dedicated run, he drove strictly between two…
Being military, we moved around quite a bit. And the first thing we always did upon relocating to a new area was to find a church home. This was the first time that we were looking for a new church home without moving. The most important thing to both Floyd and me in considering a church home was doctrine. I didn’t look for a place where I could serve Christ,…