Being thankful is a choice we make. Rather than complaining about what we don’t have, we chose to be thankful for what we do have. Paul said it best in Philippians 4:13: “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or…
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Thankful: Sifting Gold by Holly Hrywnak
It’s be one of those years. Ya’ll know what I mean by that. A season marked with tears, struggle, heartache, frustration and bills. Lots and lots of bills without the lots and lots of money to go with it. One year ago, I found myself in the hospital for a 6-day stay without…
Thankful: Our Kind Father by Fay Lamb
I have to admit that when it comes to thankfulness, I am not the poster child God would use. I often fail to rest in thanksgiving for all that He has bestowed. Oh, my. Every breath I take comes from Him. As I look over the last year, I find that I am most thankful…
COTT: Vote for Your Favorite Fall Read
** Welcome to the September clash!! Five new books for your bookshelf this month! From suspense to humor, these books are the newest addition to CBA. Which one lands at the top of your to-be-read pile? Based on what you see below, please choose the book that grabs you–the one you’d read first. Cast your…
Video of the Week: Amelia’s Legacy by Betty Thomason Owens
This week’s video of the week in the right sidebar is Amelia’s Legacy by Better Thomason Owens. It’s the Roaring Twenties and anything goes … Orphaned and living with her grandmother since the age of six, Nancy Sanderson desires only her freedom from her strict grandmother, Amelia Woods Sanderson, who divides her time between Nancy…
Sabbath Sunday: Muddy Road
One of my favorite poems is Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken. Probably because I can relate. The wide path everyone else takes? I was never one to follow. I was the pioneer taking the narrow way rarely understanding why I wasn’t like everyone else. Thing is, the path God gives you, it’s not going…