Diamonds from Diane

Stone Mountain, Georgia – Chattanooga, Tennessee – Masada, Israel. What do all three have in common? Jon and I have visited them. In each place, from the valley below, we…

Winter is a season which often has cool, crisp evenings and clear skies with their little pinpoints of light called stars. When I come home late at night, I enjoy…

“Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful…” begins the popular, classic Christmas song, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Many people love…

America recently remembered the 20th anniversary of 9-11, a tragic event that changed our country. Do you remember what you were doing when you heard about the planes crashing into…

Have you ever had a pounding? About 35 years ago, we had our first one ever given by a church. No, it was not people beating up on us. It…

It is easy to look around us and see things we don’t like. Maybe they are the high prices, tensions between people and countries, a changing culture, a hatred for…

Often more mature people look at the things going on around them, think back to how things were in the past and talk about the “good old days.” Probably everybody…

The Psalmist tells us to “make known (tell, declare) his deeds (things He has done) among the people” (Psalms 105:1). Think of the many people in the Bible who could…

Probably one of the biggest lessons we are all learning this year is to say, “If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that” (James 4:15). Our…

“Oh, be careful little feet where you go.” There are many places you can go – some right and some wrong. There are many people you can follow – some…