It is amazing how one day, one small milestone success can make such a big difference, and just like that (insert sound of snapping of fingers here) your life changes. Amy passed her behind the wheel test. Her laminated driver’s license will be arriving in the mail soon. She is now able to drive herself…

My new word for the new year is “Pursue”. On the top of my “Pursue” list is healthier eating habits. I grew up dieting from the time I was old enough to lie about my weight on my driver’s license. I have been on crazy cabbage soup diets, Scarsdale Diet, Low carb and Grapefruit Diets….

11/2/09 – by Marci Seither ALTA – Sierra First Baptist Church is a small congregation that is serious about its role in missions. Last year the 125-member fellowship in Alta sent more than 35,000 pounds of beans and rice to Mexico, packed up their tools and traveled to Montana where they helped rebuild a church,…

We have six kids. Some are readers and some are not. Amy, our 13 year old definitely falls in the reader category. She loves to read-a lot. For her last birthday, John, bid and won a box of  over 60 Louis L’Amour books on Ebay. She was ecstatic! She has read almost all of them….

Many people can identify with the beloved loved Christmas song, “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays.” For 13-year-old Lisa, her one wish has finally come true. She now has a place to call home. Lisa, who had been in and out of the foster care system for most of her life, was among…

I have been reading quite a few books lately, one of which is recently published and a preview copy from Zondervan, “O Me of Little Faith” by Jason Boyett. Boyett discusses a topic rarely uttered within a church parking lot, let alone a small group Bible study or church service. He candidly talks about doubt….