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A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith

I spent the past few days in South Carolina with The Special Gathering program director.  This is a ministry within the mentally challenged community.  Our goal is evangelizing and making disciples of people who are intellectually disabled.  During the week, I shadowed her casually observing the weekday activities of that Special Gathering.  On Thursday afternoon,…

I have to admit that I wasn’t a Whitney Houston fan.  It wasn’t that I didn’t like or appreciate her voice or her music; but for the past 25 years, my radio time is spent in the car traveling from one place to another and I listen to Christian radio stations.  Ms. Houston’s tunes weren’t…

It seemed like three hours but it was no more than 10 minutes.  Ginny–an elderly Special Gathering member with diabetes–has seen her cognitive abilities eaten away from her health condition and age.  As Ginny got off the SCAT bus to join us at Special Gathering, she was separated from the members going into the gymnasium;…

On Saturday, several people who have not attended Special Gathering for almost a year came back.  I could tell from the expressions on their faces and from the look in their eyes that they completely enjoyed their time with us.  My questions when they left was “Will they come back?” Scout is a man with…

Today is not a day I will remember.  I got up at my usual 4:30am.  After my prayer time, I went into the kitchen to start a pot of decaf but instead, I had a text message from my son.  I sat down on the couch to answer the message.  After I pressed send, I…

One year ago today, my husband came home from the skilled nursing center to die.  While I often say that I don’t live in denial, I had no idea that three months later, he would be dead.  For about a week, the nursing center had been telling me that I could not take care of…

I often think about the positive changes that have happened in the lives of the people I know–especially the members of Special Gathering, which is ministry within the mentally challenged community.  Shelley has become a young woman who is caring and compassionate to others.  In the past, John used his leadership skill to bully people…

One of the greatest benefits of God‘s provision is that He rescues us from ourselves. I look in the mirror and see how much I’ve changed over the years.  Gravity has taken a toll on my body.  Every body part that can fall has fallen by at least four inches.   Yet, one thing that…

Thanks to several readers, I’ve been informed that this is wrong information.  This was given to me by a friend who usually checks Snopes before she passes things around.  Additionally, I try to always verify information.  This time I failed to do my own research.  Sorry about the mistake! Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this…

Jack Green–pastor and missionary to Korea “Only God can strike a straight lick from a crocked stick.” “No two people are compatible.  You sit of opposite sides of the table.  You sit in different chairs.  You have different backgrounds, families, hopes and dreams.”  Wylene Hughes–housewife and secretary from Northwest Florida After listening patiently to my…
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