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Do Miracles Still Happen? Prayer Series; Part 4

Janis Van Keuren

The Rose Bush Donated and Planted in Our Garden in Honor of  Mom      Tubes hung from my mother’s limp body while monitors beeped and clicked the hidden conditions of her heart, lungs, respirations, blood pressure, and other bodily functions.  I stared blankly out the window of her Intensive Care room and then looked lovingly back at her.     It was not supposed to go this way.  Although the surgery was complex, especially for an 84-year-old woman, the surgeon had … Continue reading →

The Richness of His Name

Janis Van Keuren

          The jet taxied to the runway as we prepared for takeoff. Over the roaring engines, the smoothly rolling wheels down the runway and the quick ascent into the crisp celestial blue peaked my emotions more loudly. As the plane banked to the south, I was awed by the velvety sapphire ocean below me. A frothy ribbon of white foam hugged the coastline as the pilot eased the plane round the Palos Verdes Peninsula. My eyes were riveted on the … Continue reading →

Early Morning Surprise

Janis Van Keuren

     “‘I have put my words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of my hand–I who set the heavens in place, who laid the foundations of the earth, and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.’” Isaiah 51:16 NIV      I’m really not an early morning riser. However, here I was, again, driving the freeway at “o’dark thirty” in the morning. It was the day after Christmas and our youngest son had to fly back to Arizona for … Continue reading →