by LoriAHatcher | Jul 29, 2024 | Christian Living, Family, Uncategorized
Betrayed, persecuted, grieving, uncertain, confused, abused, afraid, and struggling. Can you identify with any of these words? Most of us can, especially these days. Life is a struggle, and most days we feel the angst of living in a difficult world, with...
by LoriAHatcher | Jul 22, 2024 | Christian Living, Family
Some days I bounce out of bed. Other days I drag. Some days my prayers soar to the heavens. Other days I struggle to ask in faith. Some days I speak encouraging words that build others up and inspire their faith. Other days I speak fearful, worrisome words...
by LoriAHatcher | Jul 15, 2024 | Blog, Christian Living, Uncategorized
One of my favorite scenes from the Disney movie, 101 Dalmations is when Rolly, the roly poly puppy who loves to eat says to his mother, “I’m hungry, Mother, really I am.” Even though it seemed like he ate every waking moment of his life, his...
by LoriAHatcher | Jul 8, 2024 | Blog
Few realize that Christianity is diametrically opposed to any other belief system. Not only opposed, but completely opposite. Every belief system except Christianity requires people to do something to get to God – good works, penance, life-transformation, even...
by LoriAHatcher | Jun 24, 2024 | Christian Living, Family
The Swanson family collected stray cats and stray people. I was one of them. I was sixteen years old, the new kid in school, and lonely. But the Swansons were kind, and when their son brought me home, they adopted me into the family. For three years, I ate meals...
by LoriAHatcher | Jun 10, 2024 | Blog, Family
When I was growing up, my dad’s nickname was “Bob.” Sometimes, when his family called him by his middle name, “Wilbur,” my sisters and I would giggle, envisioning the pink piglet in Charlotte’s Web. In the last few years, however, Dad has acquired a new...
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