Mark (my dear husband) is with Mike and Jennifer. They just took Chloe into surgery at around 10:00 p.m. I have it on good report that she was looking quite beautiful, and as sweet as ever. Thank you for your continued prayers. I will keep you posted as I hear things. –r

Chloe’s transplant is currently scheduled for 8:30 p.m., three hours from now. The surgery is expected to last 8 to 12 hours. Thank you for praying. –Renae

Dear Friends, Please pray for Chloe. She just turned one year old and has been waiting for a liver transplant. At church this morning, her parents received a phone call from Dallas. A liver is waiting, and they are on their way. You can read more about Chloe here. Just yesterday, she came to my […]

Happy Weekend, and Happy Father’s Day! I have one of the greatest dads ever. You can read about him here. So, in honor of my dad, and all the dads out there, I have decided to share this video, which describes the greatest Father of all time. Have a wonderful weekend! –r

Esther 2:16 – 18 “She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal residence in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of […]

Esther 2:15 “When the turn came for Esther (the girl Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail) to go to the king, she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the harem, suggested. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her.” Esther’s time […]

Esther 2:12 – 14 “Before a girl’s turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments prescribed for the women, six months with oil of myrrh and six with perfumes and cosmetics. And this is how she would go to the king: Anything she wanted was given […]

Esther 2:10 – 11 “Esther had not revealed her nationality and family background, because Mordecai had forbidden her to do so. Every day he walked back and forth near the courtyard of the harem to find out how Esther was and what was happening to her.” As God’s people, we are often urged to be […]

On June 8, 1991, I married Mark Foster Brumbaugh. Seventeen years! That is more than a hundred years in dog time. Where has it gone? I would like to invite you, dear readers, to celebrate with us. In honor of this special day, I have put together this commemorative video of our lives together. Isn’t […]

Esther 2:8 – 9 “When the king’s order and edict had been proclaimed, many girls were brought to the citadel of Susa and put under the care of Hegai. Esther also was taken to the king’s palace and entrusted to Hegai, who had charge of the harem. The girl pleased him and won his favor. […]