by Ruth Schwenk | Apr 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands. –Proverbs 14:1 My dad is a builder. Growing up, I remember my dad always building or rebuilding something. And he was (and still is) very good it. Whether it is a new roof, deck,...
by Lisa Jacobson | Apr 9, 2014 | Marriage
She was only seventeen. Young, strong and determined. He was 19 and enlisted in the Navy. But they were both in love and so they married. They soon started their family and were blessed with four children: two daughters and two sons. As he was quite the adventurer...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Today I’m writing on the topic of love. Not just any love, I’m talking about agape love. It’s the greatest virtue one can possess because it reflects the love of God that reached down to us while we were yet sinners. Jesus died for the undeserving....
by Renee Swope | Apr 3, 2014 | Marriage, Memories, Parenting, Purpose, Uncategorized
Hearing our love story gives our children the assurance that they were meant to be. “Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be”. Psalm 139:16, NIV Carrying plates to the table, mashed potatoes...
by Matthew L. Jacobson | Apr 2, 2014 | Marriage, Uncategorized
Living near the Oregon Coast, sooner or later you’re going to see it – two seagulls fighting over a dead fish. It’s a lot of squawking, biting, flapping, snapping, and tugging. But as soon as you get near, they take wing and float peacefully on the breeze as if...
