A Ten Year Celebration

By Paula Mowery On Wednesday, September 30th, my husband reminded me of a ten year anniversary. No, it wasn’t our wedding anniversary. That’s twenty-six years this year. Ten years ago on that Wednesday my husband had heart valve replacement surgery. His faulty valve...

Facing My Own Meanness

By Peggy Trotter I own the world’s meanest cat. Seriously. When I try to pet her, she bites me. Every time. When I hold her, she has a biting, scratching fit.  And I have to admit, a few weeks ago I was ready to send her to the river with my shotgun-wielding husband...
A Mother’s Prayer

A Mother’s Prayer

I have prayed for the future wife of my son since he was an infant. Today my son will marry the woman of his dreams, and I am thankful. I sat with the bride’s mother last night at the rehearsal dinner and learned that she too prayed for her daughter’s future husband....
A New Direction to Hope

A New Direction to Hope

I’ve decided to take a new direction with my blog posts. This site is not going to be about me, but about HIM. My deepest desire is for this site always to inspire hope. God has given me the idea to invite friends to share true stories of hope, and overcoming during a...

Mission Possible Through Prayer

I apologize that it’s been three weeks since I last posted, but I’ve been to Kenya on a mission trip. Your prayers made this mission possible.  Thank you. On the morning of our departure, my phone zinged at 4:30 am, and a text message notified me that our flight...

What’s In a Name?

Most American names are difficult for African nationals to pronounce. Therefore,  on my first visit to Africa, Hamsetu christened me with the African name of Waseela. My sister was given the name Miriama which might be considered a version of the name “Mary” and...

Do Your Own Thing

This weekend my community hosted our annual Garden Spot 5K walk/run. What I love most about this event is that I see many people I know, but with whom I rarely cross paths. It’s a time of fellowship and fun. I walk most days with my dogs, but I rarely push myself, so...

The Benefits of Being Covered by Prayer

As I count down the final days before my mission trip to Africa, one might think I would be nervous. After all, earlier I started having panic attacks. I am definitely outside my comfort zone with this adventure for many reasons. Travelling in a huge truck over rough...

Three Words

I’ve been working on my “Brand” and let me tell you, this is not an easy assignment. The task is to identify three words that will distinguish my writing from other writers. Three words or less that will give my audience an impression or expectation of how my stories...

Do You Have a Super Power?

As we approach the leave date for our mission trip to Kenya, there are countless small details to nail down. On top of that, summer is the busiest season in the library where I work. Also, my agent is waiting for my polished proposal. I’m sure you too have countless...