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Are Widows on Our Radar? {Download Free Stationery}

October 31, 2017 by Kristi 23 Comments

Are widows on Our Radar? We're on a journey. To grow. To grow in God, deeper in our relationship Him. Add service to the mix. Because faith without works is, well, dead. Where do widows fit in that mix? Who's visiting the widows? Are we? Focus on Ministry--Widows, Love, and More Week 1: Service - loving our neighbors like ourselves, taking good and using it to overcome evil - that's what we've scribbled on October's agenda. We're Continue Reading

Here’s 1 Opportunity to Be a Good Samaritan

October 24, 2017 by Kristi 14 Comments

A few years back, a joke danced around our house, "I've got island fever. I gotta get out of here." With that, we'd hop in the van, and head up and over the concrete bridge, traveling straight toward Aloha Stadium. The large brown structure, a multi-purpose facility used for a long list of activities including a flea market, the NFL Pro Bowl, and various football games, became our stately welcome to Honolulu and the island of Continue Reading

15 Practical Ideas to Love Generously

October 17, 2017 by Kristi 19 Comments

15 Practical Ideas to Love Generously Winds blew. Waves crashed. My family and I huddled together, uncertain what waited for us in the days following Hurricane Isabel. After the storm blew over, downed trees littered roadways. Branches tumbled through neighborhoods resembling lightweight pieces of prarie grass, settling wherever their little heart desired. Awnings, signs, and other structures lay mangled in a wild mess of Continue Reading

Who Among Us Will Choose to be a Neighbor?

October 10, 2017 by Kristi 2 Comments

Who among us has neighbored lately? And have we handled the outreach opportunity well? How have we loved our neighbor? In light of the recent Las Vegas massacre, the question rings reasonable - more than reasonable. When my dad died, a line of people snaked through the funeral home and across many cracks in the sidewalk outside. People offered their sympathies, hugs, and condolences for over 5 hours straight. My tootsies rubbed Continue Reading

How We Can Help New Moms

July 25, 2017 by Kristi 21 Comments

How can we help new moms? How about this question first: Have you ever been a new mom? Maybe you know one? Perhaps your church even has a few? During Tony's Navy tenure, I found myself wearing the role of "new mom" three times. Joel arrived first followed by Rebekah a couple of years later. Caleb, baby of the family, tidied our family with a boy bow shortly after. Each time I found myself laboring and delivering these blessings in a Continue Reading