Posts by Evelyn

What an amazing country! I have met so many amazing people and I have enjoyed my time here. It has been such a blessing to have this special time with family and meet so many of their friends. It is so satisfying to see how well they are doing and enjoy time with the little…

It has got to be the best opportunity ever – a win / win situation and it is open to everyone! Here is how it works: “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times,  you may abound in every good work. As it is…

 Just celebrating 75 years of life! It is hard to realize I can be that old! But here I am. Extremely blessed and thankful! Are there things I would change if I could?  Certainly! But am I amazed at God’s goodness and faithfulness?  Definitely!  Beyond words! I always say that through all the places we…

Have you had those times when you just needed to get alone and talk to God? You thought you were doing the right thing, but doubts came flooding in on you? You find yourself both wondering about the future and trying to analyze the past. There were times when I lived overseas, and things would…

This week I have been thinking about how I live in the overflow of the blessing that was poured out on those who went before me. I never knew any of my grandparents personally, but they instilled values and faith in my parents and they in turn taught me. What my husband Bob and I…

Some goals start out as dreams. At least that is how I see many of mine. When I was a little girl sitting on the little wooden chairs in Sunday School, I daydreamed about going to other countries to “teach people about Jesus.”  That is why I saved all my Sunday School papers! How that…

Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 is an oft quoted passage of Scripture telling us about all the different seasons in life. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heaven:” (NIV) Then it goes on to list them all. It is graduation season around here in June. Yesterday, I saw a car…

Have you ever imagined yourself and your family living on a boat in a bay off a tropical coastline? Sounds relaxing and even romantic! In 2002, we visited a family who lived like that, but it was anything but luxurious or romantic. Let me tell you a bit more. We came in contact with this…