Author Archives: Barbara

 The American people have a love affair with drugs…. all kinds of drugs. Some love the illegal variety, guaranteed to help us forget our troubles and get happy. Some of us love the legal variety, guaranteed to help us forget … Continue reading →

  I’ve heard it said that the best way to train up a child in the way he should go is to travel that way occasionally yourself. I think that’s sound advice. So in honor of Father’s Day we offer … Continue reading →

Don Gosset recounts a story from his childhood in his book, There’s Dynamite in Praise, that goes something like this. During the Great Depression his dad, like so many others, was out of work. He had a job offer in … Continue reading →

One of my dearest friends and I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Let’s not forget Liechtenstein! One of the tiniest, yet richest little countries there is. I must admit that if you blink … Continue reading →

Many know that I’m a movie buff.  I especially love a movie with great, crisp dialog. A favorite of mine is A Few Good Men which is about a military court case.   You just can’t forget Jack Nicholson yelling, “You … Continue reading →

In my last blog I mentioned a handwritten poem my father-in-law gave me when our first child was born.  Grandpa Dahlgren has long since passed away but here’s a picture of him with our youngest child Matthew who is not … Continue reading →

Priceless Treasures When we had our first child my father-in-law gave me a poem which he lovingly hand wrote as a keepsake.  It was by that famous author, Anonymous.  I memorized the first two lines. “Some have silver and some … Continue reading →

Christ says that we will be witnesses for him. “You shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, and all of Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).” Some of us balk at the idea of … Continue reading →

Jesus told the early church that they would be witnesses. “You shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, and all of Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).” A witness is one who attests to … Continue reading →

God admonishes us not to harden our hearts like the children of Israel did (Psalm 95:8; Hebrews 3:7-11). Time and time again they saw the miracles God performed yet they seemed determined not to appreciate all God did for them. … Continue reading →