Peace family, today, I want to encourage you to take the time to encourage someone who needs it! When I heard that Alan Rickman had died this morning of cancer, I was pretty sad, not just by the loss of one of my favorite actors, but also because last year, Brian and I talked about […]

Peace family, I’ve mentioned before how the winter is a great time for getting things in the garden ready for spring. With such lovely, warm weather yesterday, I decided to do some maintenance, namely, weeding grass out of the flower bed. As you can see from the photo above, after about two years of neglect, […]

Peace family, what’s on your mind today? We’ve just started our second full week of the new year, and with so many goals and restarts, sometimes it can get a little overwhelming. Today, I want to invite you to take at least five minutes to just sit and talk to God. Remember that you are […]

Peace family, since meeting up with several close friends for the first time since the holidays, it’s interesting how several conversations have ended up examining pain and dysfunction in our families. First of all, I want to encourage you that if you feel like your family is more crazy than anyone else’s, you aren’t alone. Everyone […]

Peace family, once Christmas is over, sometimes it’s easy for us Texans to become discouraged or frustrated with the cold, but there are many lovely and useful parts of winter! The slower pace sometimes seems to drag, but you can make winter work for you. In nature, the trees slow down and get ready for […]

Hi Peace Family! Jami Mayberry here and I had such a wonderful time in Cabo San Lucas last week! It’s beauty was amazing. It was so restorative and refreshing for me. I never dreamed I’d get to see a place like that. BUT it is so good to come back home and be with you […]

Peace family, with the chilly weather finally here, I’m happily pulling out all of my favorite recipes that warm me and my loved ones from head to toe! There are many different ways of making taco soup, but my friend Alyssa’s is best that I have ever tried. Alyssa Welborn made this one night at Bible […]

            Today we celebrate and thank every veteran that proudly served the United States of America. Thank you for your unselfish service. And a big thank you to the families that sacrificed too. When one family member serves, the whole family serves. You are what makes our country great!  What […]

Peace Family the beauty of the fall colors are all around us. Maybe not so much in South Texas as in other parts of the country, but things are changing. That is why I wanted to share with you some photos of the beauty of God’s handiwork in fall. Right now, the Northeast part of […]

Peace family, I am reading through Matthew, and this morning, I was really struck by the immediate willingness and trust of the disciples as Jesus called them to his ministry. Matthew 4:18-22 says, “18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were […]

  Pumpkin Bread Recipe  Hi Peace Family! Jami Mayberry here and since we are in the season for everything pumpkin I thought I would share my family’s recipe for Pumpkin Bread. The tradition began with my Grandmother Dessie and my mom faithfully makes this every year. She even takes some to work to share with […]

Peace family, it’s that time of year when a lot of colds and viruses are going around! If you are sick, or people you love are sick, this encouragement is for you! I spent the last two weeks with a sore throat, coughing, sneezing, headaches, congestion, and more, and as usual, God had something to teach me […]