Category Archives: Christian encouragement

Festus and Mose

July 29, 2014Christian encouragement, Discouraged Christian, Hope, Jesus Christ, Spiritual EncouragementChristian encouragement, Christian life, God's word, Gunsmoke, ministry tools, spiritual encouragement, time spent with JesusT.W. Allgaier

Festus and Mose

Alright, I have admitted that we are “Gunsmoke” fans. I have confessed that many nights after the depressing news, we play an episode of the series while eating dinner. Yes, we have crossed over into the “Dinner Tray” land of old.

Last night we got so tickled….
I laughed so hard…
I cried.

Festus, Matt Dillon’s Deputy Marshall is always telling “tall tales” of sorts. He aggravates the far out of Doc. But they love each other like brothers. And as usual, Festus was telling one of his stories. Continue reading Festus and Mose →

Letters To My 16 Year-Old Self: Beautiful Scars-How the Miss Teen USA Pageant Saved My Life

July 24, 2014Christ's rest, Christian encouragement, Discouraged Christian, Encouragement for Women, Freedom in Christ, Grace, Jesus Christ, Spiritual Encouragement, To Rest in Christ, Trials, Troubles, Uncategorized, Unconditional love, Who I am in ChristChristian encouragement, eating disorder, encouragement in Christ, God's word, spiritual encouragement, Surrender, The CrossT.W. Allgaier

Dear Friends,

I urge you to read this post from a sweet friend and share it….it will help many young ladies from a deceiving disorder….

Letters To My 16 Year-Old Self: Beautiful Scars-How the Miss Teen USA Pageant Saved My Life.

Can I Have this Dance?

July 22, 2014Christ's rest, Christian encouragement, Discouraged Christian, Encouragement for Women, Freedom in Christ, Spiritual Encouragement, Unconditional loveAbba, Christian encouragement, encouragement in Christ, God's peace, time spent with Jesus, who I am in ChristT.W. Allgaier

Can I Have This Dance?

My husband and I love to dance. We have danced since we dated. Of course it was disco then…..and it is disco now when we get a chance to dance! Thankfully, most weddings do include oldies! We actually won contests when we were teens. Our sons may doubt that a bit.

But we even like to dance in the kitchen. A good Pandora station can do wonders for a couple. If anyone saw us they might laugh, my goodness…we laugh at ourselves! But it is so much fun. Such a sweet thing between us.

I had struggled for several years with how much the Father really loved me. How could Jesus Christ love me without condition? I always thought that God only loved me when I obeyed Him. I was completely immersed in legalism. The more I worked, the more He loved me…or so I thought. If I did not do what I “should” He would not love me. Continue reading Can I Have this Dance? →