Charles Schultz wrote A Charlie Brown Christmas in 1965. Schultz insisted the true meaning of Christmas be conveyed by including the birth of Christ. He persuaded the reluctant network; thus, the premise was in place. Charlie Brown found himself depressed despite the...
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Forbid Them Not
(Noah's behavior is not due to neglect or lack of love!) I recently watched The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! This movie perfectly captures the tone and premise of the original book written by Barbara Robinson in 1972 and the play written after that. We produced this...
The Cost of Adoption
Almost 18 years ago, we brought our first son into our family. He was born to a young woman in challenging circumstances, and he needed a home. Although we were happy to take him in, we wanted it to be permanent. Adoption papers had to be signed, and we knew there...
Choosing Adoption
Scott and Mary Alice Edwards planned to start a family. Through testing, they soon learned the chances to conceive were slim to impossible. Fertility drugs or invitro was an option, but after much prayer, they were not led in this direction. Adoption was not in Mary...
Fruit of the Womb
Human creation is a remarkable display of Almighty God’s handiwork. God possesses each human’s inward most parts and covers us in our mother’s womb. We are curiously made in secret and are fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are God’s works, so let’s...
Comfort Caregivers
I’m incredibly blessed as I care for my mom. I’ve received help and encouragement from my church family, immediate family, and friends. God has provided me with a faithful husband, much caregiving help, cards, gifts, messages, phone calls, meals, and, most...
Persevere
Our son Asa bought the property, poured a concrete slab, insured the pole barn frame for installation, and the list continued. It took two years of perseverance to realize his dream Barndominium bachelor pad. After much preparation and execution, Asa’s home is...
Why Not Me?
Why not Me? By Valeria Voiles At a time when everyone else was fighting Covid, I was fighting for my life in a very different way. While I stood alone in the shower, a mass-reared its ugly head, and I knew. Trips to get a mammogram and then an immediate ultrasound...
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