Friends & Family April 2022

By Barbara Rainey | April 29, 2022 | 0 Comments

To my friends far and wide: Christ is risen!! The best news of this month and of all time. Here’s a photo of a cross our 83-year-old neighbor built for us out of our old deck boards. We finally cemented it in the ground last fall and I have loved seeing it every day out […]

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How to Enjoy Constant Access to God in Prayer

By Barbara Rainey | April 25, 2022 | 5 Comments

One week ago the world celebrated or at least recognized the pinnacle moment of history; the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Sadly, by the next day most everyone went back to normal living as if it never happened. But what should be different? Or perhaps the better question is: How can my life today be changed […]

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Friends & Family January 2022

By Michele Scallion | January 27, 2022 | 1 Comment

Happy New Year everyone! I do know it’s not happy for everyone. Life is hard and always will be, but God is good and never will that change. Here’s an update on some of our very normal good and bad moments in January. I’m resorting to a bullet list for this month’s letter as a […]

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When the Doctor Recommended I Terminate My Pregnancy, I Had a Choice to Make

By Tracy Lane | January 24, 2022 | 3 Comments

Today’s post is from my sweet friend Tracy Lane, mom of three, whose life was defined forever by a routine visit to her OB doc during her second pregnancy. Since that day she and her husband have experienced more ups and downs than the biggest roller coaster imaginable. But those curves and twists have taught […]

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One Amazing Story From the Marshall Fire

By Dennis Rainey | January 17, 2022 | 5 Comments

Today’s post is by my best friend, my husband Dennis. He is man of many gifts, one of which is telling stories. It’s always been true of him but I’ve just recognized it clearly in these last four years and both of us are learning and relearning things about each other. Today he is telling […]

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