Do you have goals? Maybe a determination to rise to the top of your field? Or running a marathon? Or getting married or making a relationship better? Goals. I’ve had many over the years. Goals are noble. Goals are good. Goals keep us going in our desired direction. One of my main goals in life […]
A friend of mine recently lost her 27-year-old son in a tragic accident in which they don’t know the details and probably never will. My husband and I travelled to be at the memorial—Mike had baptized this young man as a child, and his parents exemplify close in the word friend for us. Talking to […]
“Do not call to mind the former things, or consider things of the past. Behold, I am going to do something new, now it will spring up; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.” – Isaiah 43:18-19 Change. Change can be painful […]
God said… I have an assignment for you. My child, love others and serve… “Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.” – Romans 13:8 “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not […]
If you’re in the season of raising kids I understand how taxing, stressful, and high energy it can be. I loved raising my kids and miss those years often. Crying on the first day of school, sobbing when the bus pulled out for camp, distracting them from homework to hang out…yes, I was that mom. […]
It was a hot, hot, hot Sunday during the Arizona summer. Even so, I wore a long blue dress. It was a special day and I wanted my attire to reflect the celebration in my heart. The morning started at my home church for a church service, and then I rushed out to another church. […]
Hannah Linder resides in the beautiful mountains of central West Virginia. Represented by Books & Such, she writes Regency romantic suspense novels filled with passion, secrets, and danger. She is a four-time Selah Award winner, a 2023 Carol Award semi-finalist, and a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). When Hannah is not writing, she enjoys playing her […]
My parents came to my church for the first time. They had visited a few times to our church in California but this past Sunday was the first time they attended our church in Arizona since we moved here two years ago. Usually when they visit, from Las Vegas where they reside, they will leave […]
I was visiting at my daughter and son-in-law’s home. Taking a break from life and hanging out with their family and especially entering into my 6-year-old and 4-year-old grandkids lives is such a delight for me. I’m sure it’s a window into what heaven is like. And it’s oh-so-much-fun with the “That’s mine!” and the […]
As a child finding love and comfort seemed to be a search for me. In my family there were love messages among the chaos. Yelling was an acceptable practice in my family. The volume always seemed to be turned up. One time the bakery made my Italian grandmother’s birthday cake wrong and all one had […]
