by Shelia Shook | Jul 1, 2025 | Learn to Cope
What kind of things do you wonder? I’m working in VBS this year, leading the Bible study and it’s been a while since I worked with children. They can be unpredictable and outspoken. What if they ask a question I can’t answer? I was nervous, anxious. Oddly, I needed...
by Shelia Shook | Jun 1, 2023 | Embrace Life
Have You ever experienced a missing child? If you have, you know the horrible feeling of helplessness—the intense angst. And when you found them to be safe, you know the ecstasy of relief that washes over you. The Lost Toddler When my son was two years old, he went...
by Shelia Shook | Mar 21, 2023 | Learn to Cope
When Health and Life Collide Have you yet been dealt a handful of health issues to contend with? It’s one thing to be a caregiver for others and help meet their needs, but it is quite a different feeling to need help yourself. My experience these past months has been...
by Shelia Shook | Mar 1, 2022 | Be Inspired
Do you Hunger for God? Have you ever felt like your prayers were dry? Cold? Sometimes I shoot out bullet prayers. Quick, short and to the point: “God watch over this person.” Or “Thank you Lord for protecting me from that wreck I almost had.” “Forgive me God. I...
by Shelia Shook | Dec 20, 2019 | Be Inspired
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE? Christmas trees have been decorated since the 16th century and even have some history dating further back than that. They have been my favorite to decorate for years and yet they can sometimes be the most expensive. My...
