by Lori Prehar | Dec 24, 2013 | Encouragement, Gratitude, Member of Mount Olive, Praise, Trust, Uncategorized
Some days life has its way with me like a cat swatting at a defenseless mouse. I’m hard on myself and quite honestly, many days my only goals are: 1. Keep your head above water – however narrowly. 2. Do whatever it takes to sidestep the Emergency Room with the Fab 5....
by Lori Prehar | Apr 9, 2013 | Church Family, Encouragement, Gratitude, Member of Mount Olive, Parenting, Praise, Uncategorized
For years I’ve heard my mother-in-law say: “I don’t function well in the morning.” I never probed, just assumed that meant it’s not her best time of day. Then on Easter Sunday when I awoke, my mind completely short-circuited – I’m talking a TOTAL MALFUNCTION. If this...
by Lori Prehar | Apr 7, 2012 | Gratitude, Member of Mount Olive, Praise, Uncategorized
I can’t sing. I realize a lot of people aren’t the next American Idol either. But seriously, Troy actually used to fight back loud laughter before he broke the news to me that I was startling people in the pews around us on Sunday mornings! Music inside God’s house is...
by Lori Prehar | Feb 14, 2012 | Encouragement, Love One Another, Member of Mount Olive, Uncategorized
In country music sensation Taylor Swift’s super hit Love Story, she sings “Romeo, save me.” Yikes! That puts a lot of pressure on poor Romeo. “You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess”? Are we living at Disney World or in reality? Once upon a time….and...
by Lori Prehar | Dec 14, 2011 | Church Family, Encouragement, Gratitude, Member of Mount Olive, Prayer, Uncategorized
Believe it or not, this month I am writing to you from a hospital bed. I’ve been put on mandatory bed rest until our fifth child makes his “ready or not, here I come!” arrival. Complications demand I be benched during my favorite time of the year....
by Lori Prehar | Nov 16, 2011 | Encouragement, Gratitude, Member of Mount Olive, Prayer, Uncategorized
I’ve been thinking a lot about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. One definition for the word thanksgiving is “a blessing or prayer.” To some of you, that’s a funny name for this beloved holiday, right? I can think back to many years where I would have called it,...
