Seeking

My husband has had the blessing of being discipled by one of our elders, the last several years. Because of this, the elder is well aware of our desires and journey with missions. His own experience includes previously playing for and now working with MLB. In 2025, this friend told Rick about an opportunity to serve as a volunteer chaplain for the Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino ...in Spanish.  We began to pray.  In January 2026, Husband began working on and submitted his application. Weeks went by, but he did not get a reply. The elder found out the website was down. A new link was provided, so he submitted a second application and received confirmation and offer the next day. Within that same week, he was advised to seek counsel from 2 other elders and discuss the potential impact to Sunday service. He did so and was encouraged to move forward . One of the greatest blessings was when we were told this opportunity would be presented to our elder board, so they cou...

Have you ever been on the receiving end of a series of unfortunate events and responded in the flesh? On Sunday, May 11, 2025, Husband and I traveled to France to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary, and we had a WONDERFUL TIME! But on our way to LAX [who likes flying out of LAX? Crickets - lol], our airline canceled our flight, and we were rebooked for the next day. Since we were close to the airport, we pressed onward to check-in and see if there was another flight we could catch. We had two options but had to be on standby for a completely booked flight. 5 minutes prior to departure, a staff member said we could board.  All seemed to be back on track, especially when I was given a seat with extra leg room. We landed at J.F.K. only to walk across the terminal to catch our connecting flight in 5 minutes. At this point, I was thankful to be sitting next to Husband...but not thankful for the turbulence . You know it's bad when the attendants sit down. Let's just say, I felt ...

Do you ever get to the point like giving up on something or someone? Knowing there is nothing you can do to change it or them? Feeling defeated, like your prayers are going unheard? Last fall, there were a few situations I became discouraged over, and I remember telling my husband my angst on our way home from church. He graciously responded, 'It's a good place to be' and pointed me to the Lord. We put away our things from Sunday's activities, and I began to read a book I had been wanting to read, "It Happens After Prayer," by H.B. Charles Jr. 'Weary, frustrated, discouraged, faint, at wit's end, hopeless' (45-47); "... prayer is the remedy for discouragement...divine insulation for your heart and mind " (48, 150). Over the next few weeks, I was greatly challenged and refreshed in prayer and want to share in hope that it might encourage you. The book opens by acknowledging the real and present sufferings in this life, but we are to, '...

Happy New Year of opportunity to experience and grow in the love and grace of Christ, beloved! Rick and I want to share our goals for 2026 and would love to hear any of yours :) Praise Reports: We were blessed to be able to attend a returning home celebration of two of our church's missionaries, after 28 years of service - their favorite part was encouraging others; My husband and I were able to visit one of his uncle's and two nieces that we are trying to build relationship with and see the schools, houses and baseball park he grew up with; I had the blessing of teaching through Titus 1:5-7 in our women's Bible study, and I was blown away by God's care to protect and provide for me/the church, through elders, especially mine;  We are plugging away at IBCD training and are about ready to take our exam for phase 2; and We continue cultivating relationships with our 2 young adult sons, family and friends.   Rick's old Baseball Park in Santa Ana, CA Prayer Requests  (t...