Peace family, gifts are a special part of life. There’s something so satisfying about finding just the right present for someone else. There’s also something so affirming about someone else finding just the right present for you! Today, I wanted to encourage you that God sees your gifts and the ways that you love others around you, no […]

Sometimes when you hear of a tragedy the first thing you think of is to pray for those involved. That is the most powerful thing we can do, Peace Family. There is power in prayer. The loss of life and those injured in this recent terror attack is terrible. But I encourage you to find […]

Peace family, we hear so many negative things, that I wanted to start your day with something positive! I was recently rear-ended and the insurance company “totaled” my car because it is older, but I am still driving it until it is able to be fixed. The bumper is pretty beaten up though, so much so […]

Peace family, we have entered the 6th month of the year, and although we are off to a bit of a rough start with the weather, there is so much to look forward to, and the rain has made the temperatures cooler than usual, which is nice. June, being the sixth month and about half way through […]

Peace family, when the weather gets ominous, we all know that making special preparations is the wise approach, but we must hold onto our peace, too. If I know that a very bad storm might be blowing in, I wear rain boots to work and carry an umbrella. At home, I vigilantly wash dishes so that everything is clean, put […]

Peace family, there’s a special, free course in safe food preparation at 10am today (June 8, 2016)! Marci Rodgers says anyone is welcome, but the course is especially crafted for retirees, who might be more vulnerable to food-borne illnesses, and their caregivers. It will start at 10am at the Southwood community center. Click below to […]

Peace family, how special it is, that God isn’t limited to speak to us only through sermons! He is always speaking, all of the time, about his love for us, his greatness and his glory. Over the weekend, although I had trouble focusing in church, God really touched my heart outside of church. Some of the […]

Need some help figuring out finances? On the last Friday of every month, The Salvation Army partners with Wells Fargo on Briarcrest to provide FREE financial classes for families in need. It’s from 10 am to 11 am and highly recommended to those seeking advice for loans, mortgages, budgeting, lines of credit, and so on. Esmer Casas […]

Peace family, have you taken time lately to remember how little we really know about life, the universe, and everything? Yesterday, I was looking up Gigantopithecus (among other Pleistocene-era giant creatures), and I was struck again with wonder about how much God knows, and how much we really don’t know, about science, nature, or how everything […]

Peace family, if you are at a crossroads, today is a good day to examine the questions that you are asking. Over the weekend, some pains in my life reminded me how skilled Satan is in tempting us and trying to separate us from God. He still uses the same techniques today that he used in […]

Peace family, how well are you resting? Are you honoring God with a Sabbath? I’ve been struggling with this lately. Our culture is all business, all the time, but God told us to have at least one day a week in which we rest. Not only does it reflect his own wisdom and example, as he rested […]