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“Did we meet? I don’t remember you at all.” Wrote the editor of a large publishing house in a curt, rude email. We had met just a few weeks before but obviously, I failed to make a lasting impression. Ouch. He went […]
I could see my daughter’s crushed little spirit even before she got into the car. Her shoulders drooped as she looked up at me with big, despondent brown eyes. School had not gone well. Again. One of the girls had […]
Happy Independence Day from Our City On A Hill! As we celebrate freedom, we remember Christ’s words in John 8:36, “who the son sets free shall be free indeed.” Today’s message was written by local writer, May Patterson. Click here […]
Enhance Your Romance: Valentine’s Date Night Topics for Couples We escaped—practically fled from our house—and drove off into the sunset together. Our Valentine’s date night was long overdue. After my husband and I were seated at our favorite restaurant, I […]
Sorority Rush: If Bid Day Turns Bad High-pitched screams fill the university quad. Girls in matching t-shirts chant and make hand signs. Banners unfurl and balloons fly. There’s laughter. Tears. Surprise. Joy. It’s sorority bid day. Most everyone on campus […]
Have you ever felt undone? Tapped out? Past empty? Me, too. When I had three babies in two years, I buckled. Depression set in. “I can’t” became my motto. The responsibility for so many little lives felt way too heavy because I was pretty focused […]
George Washington was trapped—British forces were in front of him and the mile-wide East River was at his back. He was outgunned, outmanned and backed into a corner. His inexperienced, underequipped army had already suffered several defeats. And now they […]
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, so I’ve found it interesting to learn that the Pilgrim’s first Thanksgiving feast probably wasn’t the first Thanksgiving feast. Actually, many scholars believe the Pilgrims based their Thanksgiving feast on a biblical one, the Feast […]
Download May Patterson’s FREE eBook “A Time To Kneel” HERE C.S. Lewis said, “We delight to praise [God] because expressing praise completes our enjoyment.” To really enjoy our prayer life, we must praise God as we pray. But sometimes, […]
Waterfalls in the Desert: What You May Not Know About Israel My body was drenched with sweat as I hiked up the ancient trail of the En Gedi gorge with my family. A searing blast of wind felt like […]