God grants us new opportunities each day God grants us the opportunity of a new beginning each day—and annually we have the opportunity of starting a brand new year which can have a profound effect on how we approach the future. New year’s resolutions are usually enthusiastically decided upon giving us a fresh chance to [...]
Christmas is a time for family, holidays, relaxation and fun – it’s not the time to be worrying about what you eat, how you feel or the state of your health. Can you still have a wonderful time and remain relatively healthy? I think so. In the process, though you don’t want to spoil the [...]
[Note from Beauty for Ashes: We first published this blog post by Lisa Harris on 9 May 2014. However, in the light of the latest news coming from Nigeria about some of the girls, it seemed timely to re-publish it, and it is our prayer that these girls will soon be found and returned to [...]
There are so many ways we can lose weight—include these and watch the weight drop off ! Rise and eat If you think skipping breakfast will help you lose weight, you are sadly mistaken. Missing breakfast tricks the body into thinking you’re about to starve and you’ll actually end up eating more as the day [...]
Helsinski Sunrise blog tour continues . . . Helsinki Sunrise, a Passport to Romance, blog tour follows on from a sunny Saturday in Hungary where we took a look at the story behind the cover of Helsinki Sunrise with Re-birth. Today’s a double feature day . . . On Foreign Affaire we’ll get to know [...]
It was a warm summer evening and the family was gathered at the table out on the deck, eating one of my gourmet two-step dinners. As usual, Frank and I asked the children about their day, in hopes of improving their communication skills and our parenting skills. This verbal exchange has become one of the [...]
Do you still write letters? It seems as though the art of letter writing is dying out. For the past 2000 or more years the information we read about today was passed down in the form of letters. Letters giving information regarding the towns, governments, wars, expeditions, relocations, countries, tragedies, and many more every day [...]
There are so many “isms” in this modern world. Some are glorious. Others are evil. Many are misunderstood. There is one particular “ism” that seems to strike a raw nerve amongst many Christians. I’m speaking of “evangelism.” Webster (a fine Christian fellow), tells us that evangelism is n. the preaching or promulgation of the Christian [...]
Has music always been a part of your life? Yes. I grew up in a very musical family. My grandparents, cousins, and parents all played music. I started singing in church with my 2 older sisters and parents when I was 3 years old. When did you make the decision that you wanted to use [...]
Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Where you live? About your family? I will be 58 this year. I was born in Brooklyn NY (my parents are Italian) and I live near Washington DC with my husband of 33 years. We moved here to enter Prison Ministry with Prison Fellowship International. Even though [...]
