Guest author Marcia Washburn I just knew that this would be the year I would get it all together. This year I would find the secret to homeschooling a houseful of children and yet living in a house that was magazine — perfect. Yeah, right! When my...
By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations) Make Room As we look forward to the second coming of Christ, Jesus asks us to be mindful of the signs of His coming, to be watchful, and to be prepared. This same pattern is needed as we...
by guest author Tara Clark The holidays are upon us! Some of you started anxiously awaiting the return of this season before last Christmas was over! You have longed for the return of the comforting smell of cinnamon and fir trees or the embrace...
By author Shari McMinn Like me, you are probably getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving this week. My family is gathering in Houston at my oldest daughter’s home. Several of my children and grandchildren will be traveling from different states to...
By guest author Yvonne Strachan You may be thinking that a leader is defined as one who holds a formal authoritative position. But what if I told you that a true leader is someone who influences others? Everyone influences others at some point. So,...
By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations) Liberty or Chains?In Aesop’s fable “The Wolf and the House Dog,” a gaunt emaciated wolf came upon a fat house dog. The dog tried to entice the wolf back to his house where he would be...
By guest author Dr. Dan Reidland, Pastor Encouragement provides the emotional fuel that enables people to hold longer, reach farther, and dig deeper than previously believed possible. John Maxwell says that encouragement is 51% of leadership. I...
By Author Shari McMinn “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability … And he who had...
