by Arise2 Grow More | Jul 4, 2024 | Family
Freedom! That was the look on my son’s face when I gave the okay for him and his friend to ride their bike in the neighborhood. I should have been more specific because to a 10-year-old boy, the ‘neighborhood’ meant anywhere he and his friend could ride their bikes. I...
by Arise2 Grow More | Jun 12, 2024 | Family
According to most studies, finances are one of the top causes for conflicts in families. The subject of tithing, savings, and spending does come up in our family. I’m a tither and Scott likes to give offerings. He also likes to budget and I rather not. Since he is the...
by Arise2 Grow More | May 22, 2024 | Family
As a child, I had many names. My relatives called me “Imee” or “Emi”, the neighborhood kids called me “Aimee”, and then in school, I had my legal name. While everyone in school had a middle name, I just had another surname. There was a custom when I was born that...
by Arise2 Grow More | Apr 24, 2024 | Family
This week is Passover week. It is a major Jewish festival commemorating the time God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and passed over them in the plague of death. On the first Passover, the Israelites killed a lamb with no physical defects at sundown. They...
by Arise2 Grow More | Apr 3, 2024 | Family
Easter brings memories of family gatherings, dinners with friends, Easter egg hunts, and baptisms. This year Easter happened on the last day of the month. The perfect time to think of starting fresh for the new month. As believers, Easter is the day we celebrate that...
by Arise2 Grow More | Feb 21, 2024 | Family
The month of February is usually associated with hearts and love. I remember a project in elementary school that we had to finish the sentence, “Love is…” and then draw a picture of it. If my memory is correct (it was a very long time ago), I drew a picture of a dog...
