by Cathy Krafve | Dec 6, 2018 | Community, Companionship, Family, Fellowship, Strengthening Relationships
Spend Less Give More is my favorite motto this time of year. Of course, we’re all looking for creative ways to control spending, while giving more! Making the holiday richer means focusing on the things that matter most. Fond Memories of Frugality Frugality is a...
by Cathy Krafve | Nov 29, 2018 | Community, Culture, Family, Fellowship, Marriage, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships
We didn’t start out to be big time philanthropists. In fact, we’re not big time philanthropists. We’re into middle class philanthropy with a secret weapon; the East Texas Communities Foundation. With the help of our friends at ETCF, we’re still working eight to five...
by Cathy Krafve | Nov 22, 2018 | Community, Culture, Fellowship, History, Prayer
Jesus with gray skin and gentle eyes, being dunked in the River Jordan by a gray-skinned John the Baptist. Like so many paintings before it, our church’s mural reflects how art can capture east Texas history. It’s folk art, I guess; a mural easily five by twelve...
by Cathy Krafve | Nov 15, 2018 | Community, Companionship, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships
One million Fireside Talk Radio downloads this year? Nope…drum roll please…we just passed TWO MILLION!! No one is more surprised than me! Speaking of nuts, I thought every one was crazy who suggested I should podcast. I have a million reasons why an old...
by Cathy Krafve | Nov 8, 2018 | Care Giving, Community, Death, Fear, Insecurities, Parenting, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships
Ten years makes a big difference in the life of children, especially when their mom has cancer. Ten years ago, Henda Salmeron was diagnosed with breast cancer, hidden on the mammograms due to Dense Breast Tissue. Almost immediately after the diagnosis, she had a heart...
by Cathy Krafve | Nov 1, 2018 | Care Giving, Communication, Community, Companionship, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships
Her original plan was to treat lepers. Mom, daughters, and breast cancer were not words she ever thought to hear in the same sentence. “When I realized that there was no more leprosy. What else? In many ways, cancer is like a modern leprosy. You have something no one...
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