Be Careful What You Pray For! Previous Chapter: Ground Zero: Church Quake By: Susan Deborah Schiller It was one of those days when the world, like a carousel with its power plug pulled, slowly spun to a stop. My carefully folded bulletins fluttered to the seat next to me and I sank like a collapsed […]
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The Gift of "Love Letters" in Your Life Story Book By: Susan McKenzie It's Christmas Eve and my printer is rolling out glossy full-color "Christmas Blessings" (love letters) to my children and grandchildren! As I select photos to add to their letters my heart swells with gratitude for every year I've had with them. Through […]
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Pink hair, a warrior tattoo, and a straight-shooting tongue… Her American name is Sandi Krakowski but "normal" she is not. The business world has dubbed her the "Shepherd of Entrepreneurs" because she expertly gives birth, nurses, weans, and diligently arms new warriors in the marketplace. You might say she is starting a revolution! A revolution […]
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I've Never Really Liked Hospitals Since By: Randy McKenzie Christmas 1961 in Montana was very white… so white my father could barely see to drive our old Ford down Highway 200. When my mother's labor pains increased to the point where she couldn't wait to the get the hospital, my dad pulled off the road […]
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Ordinary Hero, Extraordinary God By: Randy McKenzie It was the coldest day of the year that winter when my beeper alerted me to an emergency call at 2:30 am. Jumping in Old Betsy, my faithful Dodge 250, her Caterpillar battery turned the Cummins diesel engine over right away, no matter that the thermometer was at […]
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Blood Hound Bust Part 3: The Larry & Jeff Stories By: Randy McKenzie "Dad, can we sleep outside tonight?" pleaded my two eight and nine-year old sons, Larry and Jeff. "All right, but I want you in your sleeping bags once the sun goes down." It was a warm summer night and a very spur-of-the […]
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Start a New Family Tradition – The Life Story Game! By: Susan McKenzie Are you ready to add some extra 'zest' to your Christmas this year? Imagine this Christmas, amidst the usual family traditions, a decorative holiday note card tucked into each place setting at your family meal. This is the Life Story Game! These […]
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A New Family Legacy – Prosperity in Tough Times! By: Susan McKenzie Today, one out of seven Americans is on food stamps! In the midst of my life story, many years ago, I recorded a promise I wrote to God and myself, written in the margin of my Bible: "Whatever it takes, I'm making a […]
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It Was Nearing the End of Hunting Season … and One of Us Wouldn't Make It Home By: Randy McKenzie One cold November evening changed my life forever. The day began like any other snowy November day in Northwestern Montana. I had already quit school by then so my buddy and I loaded up the […]
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The Last Bull to Be Tamed By: Anonymous Raising our family on a farm in the mountains of Northwestern Montana meant long days that began before sun up and ended long after sundown. We had cows to milk, goats and chickens to feed, pigs to tend, horses to check, and that was all before breakfast! […]
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How Do You Spell Forgiveness? "L.O.V.E.R." By: Susan McKenzie Have you ever felt your marriage needed some super glue to cement the bond? At a time when I really needed some good answers, a mentor arrived who was to change my life. Every month for a year, an elderly doctor flew into our town […]
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"But Daddy, this Bear's My Friend!" Part 1 of "The Jeff Stories" By: Randy McKenzie It was summertime in the majestic mountains of Northwestern Montana and I was working on a John Deere tractor, getting ready for baling hay on our family farm. I heard my dad hollering, "Do you know where your kid is?" […]
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The Secret Savvy Social Media Enthusiasts All Know! I am grateful for my friend, Diane (not her real name) … At a time in life when many senior women settle comfortably into retirement, Diane's home has become a bee hive of creative activities, learning projects, and internet businesses! Yet, no matter how busy her day […]
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