“Massay Yahdav – the Work of His Hands, Inc. was birthed from the nudging of our Lord to serve those living in Israel, by giving our resources and helping in ways that make a difference, sharing words of encouragement and showering those in need with love and prayer.” These were the first words on the document that my new friends handed to me from across the table during our luncheon last week. I met them at a Missions Fair at my church and immediately fell in love with these women’s hearts Continue Reading
Trust in God When Faced with Personal Tragedy (AJC Weekend Column)
The crash scene was eerily familiar. I looked at the images on the Internet and a multitude of thoughts and emotions ran through my mind. I thought about my sister-in-law and my husband, wondering if they were watching the news. Last week’s plane crash on I-285 reminded me of the tragedy that struck my own family three years ago when my brother-in-law’s twin engine plane exploded after crashing near the Dalton airport. I’ll never forget my husband’s face when he hung up the phone. I’ll never Continue Reading
What If God Has a Blueprint for Us? (Weekend Column for the AJC)
“Deep within the universe, inside a large spiral galaxy, hidden among its billions stars, there exists a dwarf star named ‘Sol’. It is a fiery furnace in the center of a beautiful solar system… a Solar System with 8 amazing planets, 5 dwarf planets, 176 moons and billions of comets and asteroids. A place where a small blue planet may be the most special world in all universe.” These words accompanied the most compelling four-minute video that I have watched in a long, long time. The Continue Reading
A Christian’s Easter Celebration – My weekend Column for the AJC
Author's post publication note: I had to correct one mistake that was published on the paper. I had been researching details on the veil, and most of my information was detailing King Solomon's temple. When I wrote the column, I ended up calling the temple on Jesus' day "King Solomon's Temple", but that temple was destroyed around 586 BC, when Babylon destroyed Jerusalem. The Temple of Jesus's day was known as Herod's temple. Jerusalem was the center of Jewish religious life at the time of Continue Reading
Hope and Faith Bloom in Spring (Weekend Atlanta Journal Column)
They line up the streets as I enter my subdivision. A festival of white and pink bloom, cheerful reminders of warmer and brighter days to come. I utter a prayer of thanksgiving - spring has sprung! After a dreary winter, I can finally walk outside and breathe in the beauty of God’s colorful majesty. As I open the garage door, I gaze at the front yard, where our very own dogwood tree welcomes me home, its first blooms cheering my winter-struck flower bed. Spring is my favorite time of the Continue Reading
True Love Doesn’t Need Fifty Shades of Gray (Weekend Column for the AJC)
The frenzy is on. Hollywood has released the much-anticipated movie version of the international best-selling book "Fifty Shades of Grey." I was visiting my husband’s family last weekend when our niece told me that the movie was sold out for all showings on Saturday, Valentine’s Day. It certainly was a strategic release date for the producers. In my humble opinion, it couldn’t be a sadder picture of what many people out there have decided to call love. On the day when Americans chose to Continue Reading
