Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back. Welcome to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life – Speer Family style! I’ll be your tour guide through an amazing night of celebration, hope, and life…and through an experience that opened my eyes and impacted me deeply.
Tag: faith
Threads of Gratitude: A no-brainer edition
Hmmm…lemme see…what am I grateful for this week? Oh, you mean BESIDES the fact that my husband no longer has CANCER? That one’s hard to top, for sure. I have cried a lot of happy tears this week, humbled and awed by God’s mercy in choosing to heal Matt’s body. But there is so much… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: A no-brainer edition
The Rest of the Story
Well, it’s all over Facebook, and it’s on CaringBridge, so it might as well be here too. We received the news we have been hoping and praying for ever since that fateful day last September. Matt’s scan came back completely clear. The doctor informed us there is “no trace of cancer” in Matt’s body. It’s… Continue reading The Rest of the Story
Cardboard Testimonies
This is a placeholder for what I hope will soon be a video of the cardboard testimonies shared this morning.
What’s so “good” about Good Friday?
I’ve been a Christian a long time. I made the decision to accept God’s gift of salvation when I was five years old. I was raised in a Christian home with Christian parents who worked at a Christian school and were very involved in our local church and made our faith a huge priority in… Continue reading What’s so “good” about Good Friday?
Threads of Gratitude: Cardboard Testimony Edition
Our church is doing something amazing for Easter. I get shivers just thinking about it. Volunteers have written a testimony of what their life was like before Christ and after Christ on two sides of a piece of cardboard. While the praise team sings, one by one the sign-holders come out and show the before… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: Cardboard Testimony Edition
Debily’s Top 40
In honor of this significant milestone in my life, I present the Top 40 Things About Me, which could also probably be renamed, The Top 40 Things You Could Care Less About And Probably Won’t Read Anyway. That’s okay, I won’t tell anyone you’re actually interested and reading. 1. I weighed 8 lb. 10 oz.… Continue reading Debily’s Top 40
The Morning After
Well, my birthday weekend of fun continued. Last night was the big birthday bash – complete with lots of foolishness, too much food, and great times with friends. Today was a bit more – shall we say – subdued. We decided not to push going to the 8:30 service and instead opted for the 10:00. … Continue reading The Morning After
Fooled ya!
FLORIDA COURT SETS ATHEIST HOLY DAY In Florida , an atheist created a case against the upcoming Easter and Passover holy days. Â He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians, Jews and observances of their holy days. The argument was that it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized days. The… Continue reading Fooled ya!
Building the Ark
“A long obedience in the same direction.” That quote has often been used to describe Noah. This morning, Bruce challenged the men in the church to be “Noahs” in their families. Noah was “perfect in his generation.” Does that mean he didn’t sin? That he didn’t mess up or make mistakes? Of course not. Noah… Continue reading Building the Ark