Changing Life Seasons… {Travel On}

by rachelrains // October 16, 2020 // No Comments

I rediscovered Yellowstone National Park pics from fifty years just a couple days before we left for own family trip two weeks ago. I was only a year old on that trip. My parents had just bought a camper and... Continue reading →

If We Make It Through December…

by rachelrains // January 2, 2020 // No Comments

The second half of 2019 brought a flurry of rollercoaster twists and turns for our family… and in God’s amazing grace, all for the good! God works like this ya’ know… not on our schedule… and not at all as... Continue reading →

How I Came Face-to-Face With A Sex Trafficker

by rachelrains // October 31, 2014 // 6 Comments

Earlier this week, I relayed the story of how God prompted me to attend the National Summit for Ending Sexual Exploitation in DC last May. What I didn’t mention in that post, I hope will forever change your view... Continue reading →

A Dear Abby Response

by rachelrains // October 29, 2014 // No Comments

Did you ever as a kid want to write to Dear Abby!? Did you ever just want to give her a piece of your mind!? Well… recently, I did just that! Here is my response to her encouraging a... Continue reading →

Do You Believe an Atheist Can Be a Moral Person?

by rachelrains // September 30, 2014 // 4 Comments

{photo: creationswap.com} Do you believe an ATHEIST can be a MORAL person? I do! I believe the potential for good lives in ALL of us. That is the beauty of our creation! Within each and every one of us is... Continue reading →

My Life in Hymns

by rachelrains // September 3, 2014 // No Comments

Music educators and church musicians go back in my family about six or seven generations. I could astound you with my ability to describe in great detail the foot pedals of a piano and organ. Further, I could amaze you... Continue reading →

Mean Girls: How to DEAL With Them and How They Never Really Go Away

by rachelrains // August 8, 2014 // 2 Comments

Ever since my daughter was about nine-or-ten-years-old, I’ve been attempting to explain to her the phenomena of mean girls; how to deal with them, and further how they never, ever really go away. After all, I still had MEAN GIRLS... Continue reading →

A Meaningful Journey

by rachelrains // August 1, 2014 // No Comments

For quite some time now, I have had the very distinct feeling that something new was on the horizon for me. I could just ‘sense’ it! God was dealing with me and preparing me for something as He had before.... Continue reading →