These are the last few days of July, and it feels like this has been the oddest summer ever. Nothing seems in its right place. I’m working from home, the kids’ plans have all been canceled, and we haven’t been inside a restaurant in over three months. Our summers usually have a well-defined start and…
A year ago this month, my husband and I were able to take a dream vacation to the Emerald Isle. Since travel anywhere right now is a pain in the mask, I thought it would be fun to revisit this exceptionally beautiful place via a blog post or two (will continue the tour next month!).…
But after a while the brook dried up, for there was no rainfall anywhere in the land. Then the Lord said to Elijah, “Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. I have instructed a widow there to feed you.” ~ I Kings 17:7-9 Trusting God in Good Times and…
A couple of years ago, I ran across a quote that caused me to pause and think, and then write a blog post I called “It’s a Journey.” This was the quote: An unhealed person can find offense in pretty much anything someone does A healed person understands that the actions of others has absolutely…
Whether you love books or broadswords, as a young man you are wired for greatness. You want to take a step above the norm and rise high above mediocrity. You desire excellence in all things. From head to heart, you want to be a knight in shining armor. As a knight, your weapons and armor…
July 4, 1986, we observed Independence Day at the U. S. Ambassador’s residence outside Tegucigalpa, Honduras with our two-year-old son Tony and newborn Francisca. We didn’t know a third adopted child would be joining our lives the next morning…but that is a story for another time. The Ambassador had opened the grounds to any…
The United States acquired the Panama Canal. The Wright brothers made the first sustained flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The San Francisco earthquake destroyed about four square miles and left 500 people dead. America declared war on Germany, entering World War I. This was the face of the world in the 1900s. With soldiers…
[Starr Ayers] Faith Like Fireworks
Today, more than ever, the world needs the light of Christ. Starr Ayers how we can be that light.