Most of my blog readers know that I was not born in the USA. I am originally from Brazil and moved to the US after marrying my American husband in 1999. Although I have studied English since my childhood, and became an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher when I was only 14, even after decades of studying and speaking this beautiful language, I still marvel at the many expressions left to learn. Wednesday is Hump Day. I heard the term not too long ago, and, although I quickly figured Continue Reading
Conquering Our Dreams… One Step at a Time {Atlanta Journal Constitution}
In 1972, following the moon landing success, NASA’s space program was in full gear, launching probes and satellites to explore outer space. It was in that year that the probe Pioneer 10 was launched, with a primary mission of reaching Jupiter, photographing the planet and its moons, and sending data back to earth about Jupiter’s magnetic field, atmosphere and radiation belts. It was an incredibly bold goal, given that, at that time, no satellite had ever gone beyond Mars. But Pioneer 10, Continue Reading
Invitation for Upcoming Retreat
Click HERE to Register OR Contact Karen Galvin: (770) 342-8958 or email: kbgalvin@hotmail.com Watch a short video about the event: Continue Reading
When God Removes People from Your Life – Hosting #RaraLinkup
he Lord said to Gideon, “I will deliver you with the 300 men who lapped and will give the Midianites into your hands; so let all the other people go, each man to his home.” Judges 7:7 It was Friday night. I absently stared at the TV, thinking about how lonely I felt. Looking through my phone book, I knew that the options were not good. Friends who would be available on a Friday night would quickly offer me a tour back into my life before Christ… Places I knew not to visit anymore. My new Continue Reading
When You Think You Wrecked Your Life Beyond Repair
I stared at the drawing of Solomon’s temple, taking every detail in. Based on the meticulous descriptions found on 1 Kings 7, and various parallel passages between 1 Chronicles 22 and 2 Chronicles 7, every intrinsic element of the building was built using the finest materials: cedar from Lebanon, costly stones that would endure, gold and bronze that would reflect the glory of its Inhabitant. Each chamber had its purpose. Each item, a design. Every small detail representing the glory, Continue Reading
The Fulfillment of God’s Promises Requires Faith AND Action
The book of Genesis tells the account of God giving Abraham the charge to leave his country and start a journey to possess a land “flowing with milk and honey” — the Promised Land. On the 15th chapter of Genesis, the borders of that land were proximately defined as extending “from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, Euphrates.” The Euphrates River originates in eastern Turkey and it flows through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris in the Shatt al-Arab River, which empties in the Persian Continue Reading
