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Faith Focus: What if we prayed?

This week, my pastor posed an interesting question: “What if we prayed?” Like most of you, I experienced church from my home, watching live online because we...
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Seeking God in the quiet

How has your life changed in the last week? For many of us, we are embracing a new culture of working from home, homeschooling our children, practicing...
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Peace in the storm

Several years ago, I was traveling to my parents’ home in northern Wisconsin. I was about 300 miles away driving through snow. Gradually, the snow continued to...
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Faith Focus: The greatest friend

This week, my dearest childhood friend came to visit me. We became friends in high school and she is one of the few friends I still keep...
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Faith Focus: Soaking in God’s Word

Yesterday, my mom and I were outside walking my dog. The sun was out and there was a cool breeze. “It feels like spring,” my mom said....
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The missing piece of the puzzle

Katie and Aaron Stephens had a plan: foster young children, adopt, be a forever family. But five years later, they saw six children come and go from...
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Ranger pitchers bring smiles and fun to Buckner Family Hope Center

Young Ranger fans from the Buckner Family Hope Center in Longview, Texas, were thrilled to meet some of their baseball heroes when Texas Ranger pitchers Nick Goody and...
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Faith Focus: The God who heals

For the last six months I have been battling cancer. In that time, I have had one surgery and extensive chemotherapy treatments. It’s been a difficult journey,...
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Youth basketball team spreads Christmas cheer in Houston

It's easy around the holidays to get wrapped up in what gifts you might receive this Christmas season, but for the kids on the Nationz Best Avengers...
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5 ways to create Christmas family memories

The Christmas season is such a magical time, but even more so if you have little ones to celebrate the holiday with. Soon, children will be on...
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