The week after my husband Nicholas, who is in the Air Force, and I got married last summer, we started filling out all the paperwork and medical clearances the military needed so I would be able to accompany him to his next post in Italy. We were...
Early in the fall of last year, my husband Mark’s job changed within the same company, and he began working from home. With this came a pay cut, so our budget was really tight. After looking at our finances and wanting to be...
If you would have told me 18 months ago that I would be clean and sober of ALL mind-altering substances … helping other women to recover … leading some to Jesus … serving as an active member of a loving and...
Born and raised in a church that emphasizes works, I attended worship services every Sunday. During this time, I certainly believed in God, but did not have a close and personal relationship with Him. I did not read the Bible even though there...
In 2016, my husband and I traveled to Rivne, Ukraine, with Michael Gott International (MGI), to teach conversational English and share the Gospel for two weeks. This Christian organization always partners with a local church whose members...
Cliff - Late in 2017, doctors saw problems in my bloodwork that indicated I must lose weight or my general health would deteriorate rapidly. I had been substantially overweight for many years and as I aged, the test indicators had...
I thought it was strange when I called my 70-year-old dad from my home in North Carolina and he did not answer or return my call. Two days later I still could not connect with him. My husband also tried unsuccessfully to call him...
One day, as a senior in high school, I walked into my sociology class to find that my teacher had placed an index card and a pen (identical) on every desk. When class started, she told us to write our deepest worry, problem or trial on the...
In early 2010, we moved to Katy just when our daughter was about to be five years old. At the top of our priority list was to find a church home within our area. We had been fully plugged into our previous church and formed wonderful...
In early 2018, I was having memory problems, insomnia, headaches and low energy, so I decided to go to an internist. He ordered a brain scan and several blood tests. The brain scan came back normal -- which was a huge relief since my dad died of...
