Do you remember that song a few years ago, which went something like, “Seize the day. Seize whatever you can. Life slips away just like hourglass sand.” I really liked that song. I still do […]
Author: Thora Anderson
Pastor, wife, daughter, sister, friend, Recovering worrier, Thinker, Mother of two teenagers. I've been in ministry for over 30 years and count that as huge success.
Ordinary women, Extraordinary God!
Ordinary Women…..Extraordinary God! We serve an extraordinary God! He is able to do exceedingly beyond anything we are even able to think of! On February 5 and 6, as women, we have a great opportunity […]
A “Word” for 2010
Word for the year………. For many years, I have prayed about and come up with a “word for the year”. Yes, I do also write goals for the year! However, besides Bible reading, when the […]
Where Is Baby Jesus?
Where is Baby Jesus? For Christmas, we have three nativity sets up at our house. (I hope to add more as the years go by.) At first glance, they look very normal. However, what is […]
My two easiest, quickest, festive Christmas ideas…..
My two easiest, quickest Christmas ideas….. Christmas can become too much hustle and bustle. I try to keep the day as simple as possible and am on the lookout for easy things to try. […]
“Make a good choice!”
“Make a good choice!” This is a phrase my kids hear a lot. “Make a good choice!” When they are in the valley of decision, I try to get them to think about the decision […]
“First we do what we have to do; then we can do what we want to do.”
“First we do what we have to do; then we can do what we want to do.” My children can quote this phrase from our household. I read it in an article about Denzel Washington […]
Healthy Things Grow……
Healthy Things Grow Have you ever noticed that healthy things grow? Plants, children, emotional lives, our relationship with God, and our relationship with other people are a few things that come to mind. If these […]
Enjoy the Change….
Enjoy the Change! Have you ever heard that phrase? Some people try to avoid change. Now that I’m 48, I’m thinking we better get used to it. The only constant in our world(besides Jesus) seems […]
More Than Meets the Eye!
Has anybody tried to “transform” a Transformer toy? My son, Luke, loves Transformers even though he has never seen the movie. He asked for Transformer toys for his 6th birthday and got quite a few […]