Am I Ready for Discipling? Are You?
I Must Confess: I am no New York Times bestselling author. By the time you see this blog, I will have poured over it…
How to Build a United Marriage
The mid-morning sun continuously peeked through the trees with considerable curiosity, as if to check out each new face on campus. Who were these…
The Prodigal Son: The Prideful Brother
The Preacher’s Kid: “I’m a preacher’s kid,” I’d say as my usual excuse when recounting one of my “off the rails” experiences to someone.…
A Man Named Pain:
I imagine the extreme pain she felt delivering him for that name to spill from her lips. “Jabez!” She looked up from the newborn…
Technical Difficulties:
Unfortunately, HH has been experiencing technical difficulties on our site. Our subscriber feature is not working, so if you know someone who’s tried to…
Finding Faith for the Future
Have you ever stopped to think that how you begin your day sets the stage for the next 24 hours? That doesn’t mean that…
Are You Bitter or Thirsty?
It Starts with Thirst: She was thirsty. She grabbed her vessel and headed for the well in the middle of town. As she turned…
Finding Your Life Vision for 2021
Self-Focused Vision: The word “Vision” has gotten a bad rap, due to the fact that it’s popping up in New Age terminology and…
The Blessing of Connection Through Food
The Adams Family: Half of us are looking up at a drone. We may be connecting, but we’re not communicating very well. HA! The…
Making Music with Sticks
The Christmas before my sister, Tricia, died, she bounced up and down in her seat at our traditional sibling Christmas dinner. She held a…
Unwrapping the Spiritual Gifts Test:
I felt shock when he said it. I wanted to wrap my arms around those spiritual gifts as if the Grinch was prying them…
To Let Go is to Let God
In Celebration of the Anniversary of the Hymn, It is Well by Horatio Spafford A copy of the original hymn penned on a hotel…
The Spiritual Pandemic
This morning, I’d like to write off the top of my head and this will be a short ramble. I don’t do this often…
Gratefulness in the Grief of 2020.
Their chair is vacant. Or maybe crazy Uncle Charlie has staked his claim on it—the place your loved one normally occupied at the table during…
Saving for the Storm with Coupons
With all the uncertainty of the future brought on by Covid, threats of food shortages, and natural disasters, as good stewards we should prepare…
Prescription for Election Anxiety
My husband Jay titled this picture National Geographic photographer busy at work, but don’t get excited it’s just me on a boat on the…
Lies Christians Believe
The women who participated in our first podcast taped at the farm. Front row: l-r: Liz Hammond, Barby Molnar. Back row l-r: Tracey Carter…
Breast Cancer Awareness: The Scars Left Behind
After my Double-Mastectomy Many mornings, I awaken with music in my head. A worship song will break through my foggy brain before my feet…
Save Money While Storing Children’s Clothing
Bella is a dress and tennis shoe kind of gal. Did you know you can save money by purchasing your growing children’s clothing up…
The Lost Art of Making Jam
Legacy of Food: Growing up, I watched my mother and both grandmothers prepare food for a long shelf life. My family always had a…
Make Your Grains Survive the Apocalypse.
Things You Will Need: Mylar Bags Flat Iron Bulk Bag of Flour or Other Grain Sharpie Marker Freezer Space Oxygen Absorbers The Problem with…
Are You a Prepper or Preparer?
Winter’s coming. Get Ready! Today’s blog is in an audio format. I’ve recently purchased audio equipment for our future podcasts, so I thought I’d…
How to Save Money Stocking Your Food
What I’ve learned from living two different lives: It’s time I admit I’m spoiled in my relationship with food. I have a husband who’s…
Showing Mercy During Covid.
My brain screamed COVID! when I saw him slumped in a puddle of urine with dried vomit on his beard. I ushered my kids in a…
Let’s Talk Emergency Radios
Two Emergency radios I’ve recently purchased. Links provided below. Why Emergency Radios are an Important Staple: In every disaster-ready home an emergency radio is…
My Preparation Started with a Farmhouse
Preparing Your Heart and Home: Where my journey started… In the Beginning… I can pinpoint the exact year God put, “Get prepared!” on both…
Killing Racism
Scenes from Suffolk, Va. “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. The…
A Slowed Down Life:
Preparing the Heart: Recently I’ve returned to my Orlando home. What we thought was a few days for spring break morphed into a two-month…
What’s in a Name?
(How people see me.) My dog Rudy loves to boss the cows. I’ll confess I never truly liked the name Tammy. I blame my…
The Sound of Silence
The Chesapeake Bay fueled my terror of lightning. One afternoon, a dark shadow hung over my Daddy’s boat before a bright flash bounced off…
Mourning the Loss of Expectations
Feeling sad today. Missing travel. Missing Main Street, USA at Magic Kingdom. Fearing that awful, monstrous…The Unknown. I don’t shove these feelings down. I…
Finding Peace in the Pandemic
Preparing the Heart: The morning mist over the pond at the farm. My boys are restless. I feel their bottled energy as they slug…
No Longer Doubting
Preparing the Heart: “There’s no shadow You won’t light up Mountain You won’t climb up Coming after me There’s no wall You won’t kick…
What God Showed Me in the Woods
As of this writing, our family and my brother in law’s family are settled in at the farmhouse. What we thought was a…
Is Assisted Suicide Merciful?
The year after my sister passed away from breast cancer, my life aligned alongside a woman named Vanessa diagnosed with brain cancer.…
The Silence of Suicide in the Church
“My heart is severely pained within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, And…
Wednesday’s Word
“For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man, I would not be a…
Who Do You Say That I Am?
He’s different—always has been. The type of guy who goes against the grain most of the time but can fall victim to peer pressure.…
We’re Not Created Equal
I’d always vowed I’d never marry someone who thought I should be subservient. I wanted to be equal with my spouse. I didn’t want…
When Jesus Becomes Less Like Me
I’m writing this from my hotel room in Tiberias, Israel. My husband, Jay, surprised me for my 50th birthday with a trip to Israel.…
God Doesn’t Need Us
This morning Bella’s Transitional Kindergarten class delivered the chapel message for the lower school at The First Academy. Dressed in chef hats and aprons,…
God Answers Prayers in Unexpected Ways
My Toyota Scion sped pass the “Welcome to Maryland” sign. I’d been driving over twelve hours from my home in Orlando, Florida. Finally, my…
Inspiration From J-Lo
Preparing the Harvest: “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” Colossians 3:2 English Standard Version. If…
When God Shuts the Door
Preparing the Heart: “What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.” Revelation 3:7b New International Version Every…
How to Fight Spiritual Warfare part 2
How to Fight Spiritual Warfare part 2: Preparing the Heart and Harvest of your life. If you haven’t read How to Fight Spiritual…
How to Fight Spiritual Warfare
Preparing the Heart and Harvest: “Finally be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of…
Happy Sunday!
Just now, standing on our back porch we watched a terrible bull fight. A pack of black Angus went up against a Hereford and…
Plastered on the Front Pew (Part 2)
Please note: If you’ve missed reading Plastered on the Front Row Part 1, I highly recommend you start there to have the complete story.…
Plastered on the Front Pew
“Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony,. My soul is in deep anguish.…
Everything Has Died
A spoken word by the talented Tony Sciacca. You can contact Tony at toneshock1@yahoo.com. Enjoy the video! Like this:Like Loading...
When God Awakens You to Pray
Stranded on a country road, I’d asked my mother, “What good is prayer going to do anyhow?” She shot me her look, “You just…
Are You Experiencing a Spiritual Attack?
Trapped in a barn stall I couldn’t see it, but I felt it’s hot breath on my skin. It snarled and loomed over me.…
The Three Ingredient Gift:
Preparing the Harvest Can you believe Christmas is here again? Where does the time go? Some of you are probably in the thick of…
A Gift for God
Preparing the Heart Growing up, my parents often invited people over for dinner the pastor’s family, people from our church, and missionaries traveling into…
The Bests Gifts Can Come in Ugly Wrappings.
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.”…
Unwrapping Jesus
Preparing the Heart and Harvest I wasn’t allowed to believe in Santa growing up, my father didn’t want to ever lie to us or…
The Gift of Health
Preparing Health and Harvest If I could have one wish for Christmas it would be more time. Over the past six years I’ve had…
The Gift of a Healthy Cookie
Preparing Health and Harvest “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have…