Elizabeth: Expectant with Hope

By: Melynda Schauer Has hope ever looked to you like a pregnant belly? Or felt like morning sickness? Or arrived as a screaming baby? I can’t stop thinking about Elizabeth and her role in the Christmas story. Her story and her son, John, are linked both relationally and chronologically from the beginning with Mary’s story and Jesus’. Elizabeth and her …

Rekindling Old Memories with New Faces

Melynda Sides Schauer moved to Macau when she was eleven and spent most of her middle school and high school years in Asia. A dear friend of my daughter, Hilary, Melynda soon made her way into the heart of each member of our family, as well. She just has a way of doing that.   Ever been unable to go …