Podcast #2 How to be Merry this Christmas Sometimes the holidays bring more stress than merriment. They also illuminate our losses. In this episode of the She Yearns Podcast, How to be Merry this Christmas, Cheri Strange offers four tips for helping you keep your joy during this season. You can

Hello Summer! For all of you already playing on the beach, sunning, eating hot dogs and snow cones — enjoy it for us. The Strange family is not quite there yet. We have been moving what seems like months. We are still up to our armpits in crumpled newspaper and

Bible References: 1 Samuel 2:1-10; Jeremiah 29:11; Philippians 1:6; 1 Corinthians 1:8; 2 Timothy 1:12 When you and I find ourselves staying in the same place until an expected event happens, or until someone arrives, or until it is our turn…we may be in for the spiritual battle of our lives. Because we really don’t

Bible Reference: 1 Samuel 1:12-28 A few years ago our family took a road trip across the Midwest. To save time, we drove through fast food restaurants and ate while continuing on the journey. One particular occasion we drove into the line where we waited our turn to order. Within moments,

Bible References: Psalm 27:7-14; 1 Samuel 1:1-11. You and I do not like to wait! In fact, recently I found myself waiting behind an irate woman upset because she was asked to wait six minutes for her French fries to cook. The audacity! She determined this injustice was personal and verbally abused

Bible Readings for Day 6: Is God Ever Going to Act? 1 Kings 11:26-40; 12:28-33; 2 Peter 3:9. While Jeroboam heard God’s plan for his life, he seemed to want to help Him accomplish the plan right then, putting his cart before his horse. I know someone else who does