News — prayer

    St. Patrick's Day is coming up soon.  It's time to switch out the Valentine's Day red and pink for Irish green and gold.  I don't do a lot, just replace table runners and entryway décor.   Some of my ancestors came from Ireland during the Potato famine. Like other immigrants over time, they came with the hope to experience a better life for themselves and their children. They prayed to be free from those who oppressed them and have the freedom to worship God.  Let's join our prayers with the prayers of our ancestors for future generations to...

Wow, there is so much going on in our world right now, it is easy to be frustrated. Steve expressed this perfectly the other day. He threw up his hands and said, "I'm done! I can't stand to listen to the news anymore." He was feeling frustrated, angry, and disappointed.  It seems our lives and future are being played with by a government that doesn't care. The uncertainty of what life will look like over the next few months and years has us unsettled. So what can we do?  We pray! Yes, I hear you. You're saying, "I HAVE been praying!...

Last month, we decided to have a garage sale.  We spent a lot of time going through everything and cleaning out stuff that had acuminated.  Believe me, the garbage men earned their keep for a couple of weeks!  During the sale, a couple came in with two adorable, little boys.  I soon realized that English was not their first language.  I had a bucket filled with toy dinosaurs marked $2 for the bucket.  The mom and boys went through the bucket one by one.  After some discussion, they brought one over to buy.  I told them they got the whole...