Take Your Candle

Take Your Candle

This is a very special season for Christians and Jews alike. Christians celebrate the birth of Yeshua, Jesus the Light of the World. Jews celebrate Hanukkah the Festival of Lights. I want to celebrate YOU and declare over you that the glory of the Lord is rising upon you to light up YOUR world! (Isaiah…

I Didn’t See It Coming

I Didn’t See It Coming

Written by Monica Schmelter When I was a teenager, I was mad at the world.  The only thing more crushing than my list of disappointments was my concern over my brother’s health and Down Syndrome diagnosis. My brother was born in 1972 and at that time, parents of Downs Syndrome children were strongly encouraged to place them in institutions. Thankfully, my parents said…