What do we do when life doesn’t turn out the way we expect it to? We can cry and pitch a fit, shake our fists at heaven, and be mad at God. We can feel sorry for ourselves, become cynical, and rooted in bitterness. We can re-evaluate our faith, deconstruct and walk away. We can…
I can’t believe we are at the end of the first quarter of 2022! At the time of this writing, Ukraine is under attack. There are approximately 1.4 million women who have fled their country. Families are separated, and their futures are unknown. Our world is still maneuvering a world filled with an unpredictable virus,…
Two weeks ago, Leighann and I wrote to you concerning the reality of the battle we are fighting! I hope you read and pondered our blog post and you’ve had the opportunity to listen to the first two podcasts of our summer series – “Five Smooth Stones.” [su_spacer] Jacque Garner, Leighann McCoy, and I are passionate…
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you. 1 Peter 4:12 NASB. [su_spacer] Diane: “Join us for this special seven-week summer post of Contagious Joy’s blog posts. We will be publishing podcasts on this subject on Coffee…
I hope this email finds you enjoying summer! [su_spacer] For many of us, we are at the beginning of a busy summer – after a year and a half of a pandemic, an election year, racial division, and just plain chaos, confusion, anxiety, depression, loneliness, and grief upon grief; concerning so many things! [su_spacer] Even…
There is an interesting word nestled in the Old Testament, “Selah.” Have you ever noticed it? Do you understand what it means? While its actual meaning is not absolutely clear, most biblical scholars agree that the simple word indicates a pause in Scripture, an interlude between stanzas in a psalm, or a musical marker for…
The Beginning [su_spacer] As I have grown through my role as a ministry wife, I have experienced many stages. When I first started, I was single, and my only obligation aside from ministry was to God. I had no husband or children. I was an adult and living on my own. [su_spacer] When I married, my obligations…
As a pastor’s kid who grew up to marry a music minister, I am often asked what it has been like to grow up in a full-time, vocational, ministry family. Many people have asked me what my parents did to produce four children who love the Lord and have all married spouses who love the…
Inevitable adversity. In our current day world filled with all of the twenty-first-century comforts, instant gratification, and entitlement, it seems that adversity has no place. We long to control every aspect of our lives and rush to fix things when difficulty comes storming in. We can’t easily avoid conflict, suffering, and affliction in any part of life, but…
Family matters…oh so much! [su_spacer] You know this, and so do I. [su_spacer] The greatest joy and grief we experience are most likely connected to the ebb and flow of life with our families. [su_spacer] I’m at a beautiful stage in life. While I no longer have my grandparents on earth, I do still have…
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