by Amy LeForge | Nov 10, 2010 | Growing toward God
I was listening to a Christian radio station the other day and they were celebrating the life of Billy Graham. One mom called in to say that her family had been at one of his evangelistic outreaches when her daughter (now 14) was 5 years old. When the call to come to...
by Amy LeForge | Nov 26, 2009 | Growing toward God
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the US, a time that we use to be with family and think about our blessings. I’m thankful of course for God’s amazing blessings, our family, a home that’s safe and dry, food to eat, and an income that meets our needs...
by Amy LeForge | Jun 14, 2008 | Growing toward God
We all have those moments in life where reality pierces our hearts. I had a moment like that yesterday. Okay….well…I had an afternoon like that yesterday. Heather from OhMyStinkinHeck linked through to a post from Angie Smith, which is a blog written by...
by Amy LeForge | Mar 4, 2008 | Growing toward God
I’ve known a beautiful young lady at my church for several years now. Her name is Samantha, but most of us call her Sam for short. When so many families left the church two summers ago in the split, Sam lost some friends that she adored. I know it was pretty...
by Amy LeForge | Oct 28, 2007 | Growing toward God
The only predictable thing about kids is they’re unpredictable. We had a kids’ craft event at church yesterday afternoon, and my friend D was there. You know, the one who’s leaving. It was super hard watching her talk to a few of the other ladies,...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 12, 2007 | Growing toward God
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about things like status and identity, people’s roles in life…that sort of thing. We’ve all gotten the message at least once that you have to make a big splash in life, to have fame or fortune to be successful. I...