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We purchased a beautiful but used, out-of-tune piano last week. I look forward to fixing it and getting the keys unstuck to bring this gem back to life. When we left California two and a half years ago, I had to let my piano go and cried as my neighbor welcomed the piece into her…

  “He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 Have you wondered when your day will come? We often feel like the woman in the middle of others’ successes coming to fruition, dreams fulfilled, and prayers being answered. Maybe you look and see things falling into place for people…

With a ministry name like Sunny Skies Ahead, you’d think I would write about lollipops and rainbows most of the time. I wish I could; it sounds easier and more pleasant. My goal is to give you hope, joy, and light in a depraved world. The best way I know how to do that is…

“On this mountain, the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of the best of meats and the finest of wines.” Isaiah 25:6 This is an interesting time for us. One moment, we’re pulling out our fall décor and our Crock Pots, and in another, we’re fixated on…

Do you need a time-out from life? A do-nothing day that doesn’t require folding laundry or preparing a meal. Maybe it’s one where you stay in your jammies and read a book or watch a Hallmark movie. We need those days. We need to catch our breath and settle our souls. We need to sit…

  There’s nothing like a good moisturizer in our regime to give our skin a radiant glow. When I’m especially tired, and just cream doesn’t cut it, I break out my trusted self-tanner and it’s the pick-me-up I need to look refreshed even when I’m not. But there’s more to a glowing, rare radiance than…

As we approach the 4th of July, we consider plans for celebrating our red, white, and blue holiday. In our family, we often go to a parade, have a BBQ with friends or brave the crowds at the beach in our CA days. Decisions on where to watch fireworks and what patriotic attire we should…

If you are handy or know a skilled carpenter, then you may be familiar with a plumb line. It is a weight suspended from a string, used to determine an exact vertical alignment on a wall. It’s a great tool for hanging pictures or shelves so they are perfectly spaced. In the book of Amos,…

I was listening to a podcast on the treadmill this morning. The guest was a Christian therapist and she was talking about abandonment–how we all have faced it, experienced it, and suffered because of it. The pain of rejection is real and part of our human condition.  Whether we’ve been abandoned by a parent, a…

Father’s Day at church was a special Christian youth theater presentation. It was a wonderful abridged version of the classic allegorical book, Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan. Written in 1678, it is regarded as one of the most significant works of theological fiction in English literature. It accurately represents the Christian life, our pilgrimage, and…