Sheri Mueller, Marriage and More…

I have been working on the same resolution for the past three years.   To grow in my relationship with God.  This may seem like an impossible resolution, but it has been easier than I thought it would be. A little effort has gone a long way. At first, I added a number of things to [...]

Christmas Eve was a beautiful evening with church services and time spent with our daughters, their husbands, and our four rambunctious grandchildren.  The children played and played with their toys.  The five-year old provided us with a Christmas rock concert using his new play electric guitar and headset.  It was the right kind of toy [...]

Philippians 2:7 (NIV) but made himself nothing,       taking the very nature[b] of a servant,           being made in human likeness.   The Message translates the same verse as follows: Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn’t think so much of himself that he [...]

As I listened to the message in church this weekend, there is one particular sentence spoken by the pastor that pierced my heart.  “Jesus did not come to this earth to keep things status quo, he came to turn things upside down with His love – and that includes you.” So often I get into [...]

It’s that time of year when the stress of the Christmas Season starts to creep up on us, and it mysteriously pulls joy right out of our brains.  Shopping, cooking, wrapping presents, and family dynamics are enough to turn anyone into a scrooge. We had a super warm winter day recently of 46 degrees. No [...]

I have a special prayer request.  I have to admit it is a selfish one. I am waiting for a publisher to pick up my first book project.   As my agent has expressed to me, “If you are in this for instant gratification, then the publishing business is not for you.”    I understand that waiting [...]

There was an article in the Chicago Tribune this weekend about a couple that practices what they preach. The bride and groom are teachers of abstinence in the Chicago Public Schools and only kissed on the cheek during their courtship.  It’s interesting that the groom-to-be found other ways to show affection by serving his fiancee [...]