Tag Archives: The Fruit of the Spirit
Gabriel Network 5K: Running for Their Lives
My husband, Mark, and I recently finished our first 5K, helping to raise $15,000 for women facing crisis pregnancies. This was the fifth annual 5K hosted by the Gabriel Network, a faith-based community of churches, businesses, and individuals that has …[ read more ]
• • •Somewhere That’s Green: Finding Home
In high school, I played Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, a musical comedy about a man-eating plant. A florist on Skid Row, Audrey longs to settle down with her kind, but nerdy, coworker, Seymour. She imagines their future home in …[ read more ]
• • •“You’ll Be in My Heart,” Our Father-Daughter Dance
In June 1999, I moved to China, and Tarzan hit the theaters. Shortly after my parents said goodbye to their only daughter, they went to see Disney’s animated movie about a boy raised by gorillas. When Tarzan’s adopted mom told him …[ read more ]
• • •Writer to Writer Conference: Top 10 Quotes
What do Hershey’s kisses, Jerry B. Jenkins, and 90 Minutes in Heaven have in common? The Writer to Writer conference at the Hershey Lodge featuring Jerry Jenkins (author of the Left Behind series) and Cecil Murphey (co-author of 90 Minutes …[ read more ]
• • •Funny Things Kids Say: Michaela Brunke 2014
One of my favorite things about having little kids is all the funny things they say. My oldest daughter, Michaela, turned three in August. Here are some of the funniest things she said in 2014: 10 During worship team practice, …[ read more ]
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