Charlyne's Blog

MIRACLE AT THE MINE!

2010-10-15T19:00:21Z

Bob and I watched on Wednesday evening the rescue of the 33 miners trapped in a collapsed Chilean mine.  One newscaster reported the miners had been buried one-half mile under the earth for seventy days.  That sounds like impossible circumstances,...

CRANKED UP

2010-08-04T16:25:03Z

A couple days ago I emailed a few donors to thank them for their faithful Ministry support. In that message I told them about a small radio we have put aside at home for hurricanes. It does not require batteries...

GOOD TO GO

2010-07-05T19:05:57Z

A couple of evenings ago, our daughter Lori and her family stopped by our home. I was working at my desk and had talked to all four kids as they stopped in my office. When Lori and Scott were ready...

SUMMER SKILL SHARPENING

2010-06-29T12:44:17Z

One of our granddaughters is going to basketball camp this summer. She came home exhausted and sweaty after working all day with coaches to improve her skills. When she came home, her younger sister was curled up reading a book....

MAKING THE MOST OF MESSES

2010-04-03T16:42:55Z

One of the most eye opening statements I ever hear my wife make is when she states that if she had to endure her stand all over again, she would be willing to do it because of how much closer...

LITTLE THINGS

2010-03-22T15:57:00Z

We started Monday morning with a visit at the office from the air conditioner repairman. All weekend Charlyne and I imagined how expensive the problem could be. The repairman found a sheet of bubble wrap had been sucked into the...

THE REAL THING

2010-01-31T17:26:03Z

Thursday evening Lori called and asked us to check the email for a photo she had sent. Her family was making doughnuts in a new deep fryer and the kids wanted us to see them. In that photo the glaze...

CHIMPS AND CHRISTMAS

2009-12-30T01:59:25Z

Have you heard about the youngster who wanted a chimp for Christmas?  Year after year he begged and pleaded with his parents to get him a chimp.  Finally this Christmas they gave him the chimp that he had wanted so...

THE COVER OF DARKNESS

2009-12-29T09:28:40Z

I was awakened just now at 3:00 AM by the distinctive noise of a police helicopter circling our neighborhood. That hovering has always means a crime has been committed nearby.

MESSAGES FROM THE BASKET

2009-12-17T23:09:40Z

This afternoon Charlyne and I had an opportunity to witness in action the Christmas benevolence work of another Christian organization. Those caring people had chosen to help one family in need. Leaders of that organization had taken a large basket...

GOD'S WILL IS GREATER THAN OUR WON'T

2009-12-16T14:07:01Z

God's will is always greater than our won't. Regardless of what your spouse may be saying or doing today, God's will is silently running in the background. In the end, the glory will all be His.

STOLEN AT CHRISTMAS

2009-12-12T23:53:34Z

Several years ago one of the doctors my wife worked for gave her a personal Christmas bonus. We used the money to purchase a large illuminated outdoor Nativity set for our front yard. Each year, on Thanksgiving weekend, with our...

SAND AND SNOW

2009-12-09T22:50:18Z

Sitting here in 83 degree Fort Lauderdale, I am encouraged by snow. Well, not by snow but by the people who move the stuff around. Please let me explain. On this Wednesday afternoon we received two testimonies along the same...

THE SECRET TO HAPPY HOLIDAYS

2009-11-17T12:59:59Z

A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says 14.6 percent of U.S households, or about 49 million Americans, are low on food. What can you and I do to help?.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

2009-09-07T14:55:06Z

Yesterday I read an article on the web site of Fox News that I wish every man or woman who is standing with God and praying for marriage restoration could have read. The article related how many couples are using...