Yogurt Pie

Thanks to guest author, Alice V. Roberts, for dropping by my garden today to share her recipe for Yogurt Pie which goes great with any fruit.  I can just imagine enjoying this delicious summer dessert at the beautiful Hilltop Inn, the setting for Alice V....

A story of hope from author Liz Johnson

Here’s the thing about hope. It comes from a tragic past. There is no hope-filled story if one hasn’t first felt the crushing weight of betrayal or the sting of fear or the uncertainty of the future. If you know where every meal, roof, and article of clothing is...

(Sex) Life More Abundantly (After Rape)

By Jerri Kelley It was a family member the first time. I was little, too little to be seen as sexually attractive by a man, but sometimes men see sick fantasy and not reality. At 16 I was assaulted by someone I knew and raped on a date when I was 17. By the time I was...

Gathered Fragments

By Harriet Michael And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” John 6:12 (ESV) I first noticed this verse in an old handwritten book my father has on his shelf. It was handed down to him by...

Beach Blessing by Jackie Layton

Shelia, thank you for asking me to share about hope with you today. God has always been a part of my life. He’s carried me through the valleys and rejoiced with me at the peaks. The ocean is one place where I feel especially close to God. For years my family visited...

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...