A mentor is defined as “a trusted counselor or guide” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. As a pastor’s wife, mentoring is an avenue of ministry that I do with joy and a deep sense of responsibility. It is sometimes formally but often spontaneously on the...
Thoughts of summer are on my mind – Fourth of July celebrations, family camping trips, and soaring temperatures! This year we decided to establish a small “garden” in some large pots on our patio. We went to the nursery and chose our plants carefully, then went...
February – the month of love, or so we’ve been told! Like you, I appreciate special times when expressions of love are given more forethought and planning. That is a good thing for marriages and any love relationship. Whom do you love? Whom do you love the most? ...
It is always a special gift when God shows us something specific that can change our perspective. He did that for me a few days ago. It was a “November” gift that will last far beyond this Christmas! I was praying one night about the “stuff” on my prayer list,...
A summer evening some time ago God taught me that “Joy” is a choice”… I had been laid up with an annoying case of vertigo for over a week. Den (my husband) came in and said, “Oh Ruthann, it is so beautiful out tonight, you haven’t been outside...
