Hello Altered Stories family. As this month is typically known as the month of love, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on this by asking a few questions. We normally think of love as love for family or perhaps a significant other. However, where does love start?...

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read my blog that I have agreed to write for Altered Stories Ministry.  My hope and prayer, as we get to know each other, is that I can be an encouragement to you on the path you are walking with the Lord.  If you don't know...

Photo Credits Steinar Engeland I work in a busy office as a receptionist - as Gatekeeper, I greet clients, answer phones, field questions, confirm meetings and deliver documents. All this is secondary, I feel, to my higher calling of whispering prayers, calming...

As I gaze at the cascading fields of golden corn stubble on this quiet, misty farm morning, I think about how life is fluid.  You can remain in a space for a time...but you can’t grip the things you love and hold on to them forever.  They move. We move. Life changes...

I like the hush and quiet of winter, but I’m not fond of the early descent of darkness. I struggle with depression. There. I said it. Depression is real. There’s no shame in having this diagnosis. Winter just happens to pack a little less light. Winter is my...

This message is bathed in hope for the parent who has not heard from her kids, who might not see them at Christmas. I want you to know it won’t always be this way. 1 Peter 5:10 My late husband, Roger, was fond of saying, “Let’s make the kind of memories that keep the...

Pomegranates are a beautiful fruit, with shiny red "jewels" called arils inside, containing sweet, juicy nectar that surrounds a white seed in the middle.  Opening a pomegranate and freeing the jewels from the fruit is hard work, but totally worth the effort. Why...

"A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn." Do you remember the wonder of a kaleidoscope? As a child I remember peering into a tube with mirrors and pieces of colorful glass. The reflections made amazing patterns that...

I love Africa. The landscape, people, and, of course, the wildlife are all amazing. Chris, my husband, places himself in the category of wildlife, so how can I not be amazed by the creatures who reside here. Take zebras for instance. When a baby is born the mother...

I like big purses. I always have. I somehow feel a need to carry diverse articles with me: random receipts, a collection of pens and mechanical pencils, a notebook, nail clippers, lipsticks, business cards, a small mirror, and dental floss.  I recently attended a...