This week, one our iLove Elders, Kenny Olive, is our guest writer. I hope that you enjoy his Words for Wednesday!Advent Week 1 – HOPEDo you remember as I do, as a child, the realization and anticipation of Christmas morning was something where you were just beside yourself with waiting and wanting? My hope was in believing with all my heart that Christmas Day WAS coming. My wish was for my first “...  Read More

This week our guest writer is iLove Worship Pastor Todd Sorrell. I hope that you enjoy his Words for Wednesday. Thanksgiving Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, a holiday filled with tradition. I'm sure our families all have slightly different Thanksgiving traditions. We haven't done this lately, but years ago Ruth's nephew had a little "Thanksgiving Bell" he made at school. We would take turns ringing it and...  Read More

Serving When Sonya and I first moved to Fuquay-Varina from South Carolina in 2010, the housing market was in a very sad state. The house we owned in South Carolina had fallen well below what we owed on it so selling it was not an option. We had to rent it out until the market turned around which took a few years. When our last tenant moved out, it was time to sell. Due to the distance from us, gett...  Read More

Cosplaying? I have a confession to make. I am a Trekkie. I am also a huge Star Wars fan. These two “universes” conflict, I know, but I love science fiction. As a kid, I grew up watching Star Trek reruns on television. I was so addicted to it when I was younger that I could name the episode and what would happen by watching a mere few seconds of an episode. Of course, my favorite character was James...  Read More

The Beauty of Christ I love this time of year when the leaves change colors. I was driving down a road the other day that was lined with trees. The trees had the most remarkable colors. As I drove, the wind blew and leaves began falling down in front of my car. I was driving through a shower of colorful leaves It was beautiful.During the summer the leaves blend in with everything else that is gree...  Read More

An Invitation A very dear friend of mine, Jeff Phillips, once invited me to a very special banquet at Clemson University to honor his late father. Before his passing, Jeff’s father was “The Voice of the Clemson Tigers”, Jim Phillips. I really admired and appreciated Jim, but I was unsure if I should accept Jeff’s invitation because I felt like I would be out of place. But I accepted Jeff’s gracious...  Read More

For this week, Kim Mayes is our guest writer for Words for Wednesday.  She has written “W4W” in the past and I think that you will enjoy what she has written this week. Most people that know me well know I enjoy making cake MAKING, not baking…  I’m not a fan of adding eggs and butter and sugar and the intricate science that goes into the product the comes directly out of the oven.  While I certai...  Read More

Don’t Give up! What if the commander of the army of the King of Syria had dipped 6 times in the Jordan River and gave up? What if the four men who brought their paralyzed friend to Jesus saw the large crowd around the house and gave up? What if the father whose son had an unclean spirit had given up when the disciples couldn’t cast it out?Throughout Scripture we see people who could have given up, ...  Read More

Accept Delivery There was a small-in-stature accountant who rode the bus to work every morning. One night he began to pray and ask the Lord to send him someone to tell about Jesus. The next morning, he got on the bus and took his seat. Again, he prayed for the Lord to send him someone to tell about Jesus. When the bus made its first stop, a six foot five inch, 300 pound biker got on the bus. He had...  Read More

FOREVER HIS As we wrap up our look into John chapter 6, one of the most captivating and profound sayings of Jesus is found in verse 37, “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.”There was a large crowd of people surrounding Jesus when He made that very profound statement. He had just told them to believe in Him and when He made the sta...  Read More

Yesterday’s Sign Several years ago, before GPS, Sonya and I were travelling home from a trip and we were so busy talking that I missed our exit sign. We actually had travelled about 30 miles past our exit when we finally noticed and had to pull over and try to figure out the best way back. What should have been a 2-hour trip turned into a 6-hour ride home simply because I missed the sign.As we cont...  Read More

The Race Game When I was a kid, if I was ever sick and had to stay home from school, one of the things that I looked forward to was watching the late Bob Barker on “The Price is Right”. There was something comforting about that show. One of my favorite games was “The Race Game” in which the contestant had 45 seconds to match up 4 price tags with 4 prizes. As time started, the contestant would race ...  Read More