Saying Goodbye to My Daddy

Saying Goodbye to My Daddy

Saying Goodbye to My Daddy   I had been praying for over a year now that when it was time for Dad to say Good-bye I would be able to stop fighting for him and let him go.   I’m a fighter you know, I have always been that way, I’m convinced God made me that...

Review by Rayna: Why her?

Why Her?  :6 Truths We Need to Hear When Measuring Up Leaves Us Falling Behind Comparison seems to be a natural state for us.  We often find ourselves comparing ourselves to others without even realizing that is what we are doing.  Questions like, “Why Her, Lord?”...

Review by Rayna: Find Rest

Find Rest:  A women’s devotional for lasting peace in a busy life   Find Rest is a beautiful devotional written by one of my favorite authors, Shaunti Feldhahn.  This is a departure from her typical books. Shaunti is a social researcher who has found the...

Does rest make it on your to-do list?

Does rest make it on your to-do list? Today There are so many things to do just to keep our worlds spinning these days it can be difficult to remember what rest is much less to be intentional about pursuing it. In the Past Benjamin Franklin said, “He that can take...

Review by Rayna: Daring to Hope

Daring to Hope: Finding God’s Goodness in the Broken and Beautiful is an amazing and encouraging read.  I was so blessed by Katie Majors’ amazing commitment and obedience to the Lord.   As a teenager, Katie went on a mission trip to Uganda which...
How to Settle In During a Hard Transition

How to Settle In During a Hard Transition

How to Settle In During a Hard Transition… According to Bella Just 4 months ago Bella joined our Neises pack.  Bella is an 8-year-old pug.  I am a pug lover and had been looking for a female black pug to adopt for a couple of years.  Life had gotten too busy for...

Review by Rayna: Glory Days

Living here on earth is not easy, no doubt.  It might appear that some have it easy but that is just how it appears. Glory Days by Max Lucado reminds us of how hard it can be living this life by walking us through the book of Joshua.  His goal is not for us to just...

Review by Rayna: Love Does

Love Does:  Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World An entertaining read filled with great truth. Bob Goff has a transparent style of living life and writing.  He is a unique man with many gifts and talents.  Love Does is filled with stories of life...

I was so disappointed, why did this happen now?

I was so disappointed, why did this happen now? I just laid there crying, feeling miserable.  I could not believe I had come all this way and now I was sick and wasn’t even going to get to participate. This past week my husband and I joined 750+ youth from the Wichita...
Rayna Neises: A Season of Caring