Dinner at the Schlaacks

Enter through the front door of my home and it would not be unlikely for you to be greeted by at least one of my six children, either dressed in the latest hero costume or donning last nights evening wear (pajamas) and a new contemporary do (disheveled hair) About four...

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No Vacancy

An alarming epidemic is arising among the Christian community, those who are called to be “Fishers of Men”. We have placed a “No Vacancy” sign on our time and our lives. We have lost sight of God’s calling for us to go out into the world and instead have created...

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Parenting Out of the Ordinary

For the past seventeen years I have been a parent.   I could have never imagined that my life would have turned out the way that it has, ordinary it is not.  I am a mother of six children, 4 biological and 2 adopted.  Two of the six children have Down...

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New Day Resolutions

As we start another new year, God in his wisdom has guided me to be studying Lamentations 3. We look for times to begin anew with making desired changes in our lives and often choose the beginning of the year. We have New Year resolutions that may include time in...

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OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF ORPHANS

As Orphan Sunday approaches Nov. 6, 2011, a day where we remember children without a family. I am reminded of words spoken by the orphans. I must tell you, wise words sometimes come out of the mouths of babes. The plight of the orphan is near and dear to my...

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Wanderings

So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. Walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the...

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