by Stonecroft | Aug 17, 2020 | Outreach, Prayer, Prayer Connection, Prays Guide, Stonecroft Prays, Women's Connection
Devotion He Raises A Banner Father’s Day weekend I drove to visit Dad. Before arriving, the thought came to mind to go to Walmart to see what flowers were available. So, I Google mapped the nearest Walmart and pressed ‘go’. I parked the car and about halfway to the...
by Stonecroft | Jan 14, 2020 | Stonecroft Bible Studies, Women's Connection
“I’ve tried everything else. I might as well try Jesus.” The young mother was pregnant again and in a dark place. Single, she had been to church, but was living a different lifestyle than the way her Bible guided her. But something happened as she “tried Jesus” and...
by Stonecroft | Oct 1, 2019 | News, Women's Connection
The fields are ripe for harvest in Iowa, and Ankeny Women’s Connection is hard at work on this year’s Fall Fundraiser, its annual silent auction. It’s a big job, one group members work on all year. “We start planning it the second the current one is over,” said...
by Stonecroft | May 1, 2019 | News, Women's Connection
The basic story plays out across the country. A man and woman live out their dream of growing old together. They buy a home. After many years, they lean on each other for more than companionship. As their health declines, they rely on their spouse to survive. At one...
by Stonecroft | Nov 8, 2018 | Printed Newsletters, Women's Connection
At the Speaker’s prompt, a flurry of wadded-up paper “snowballs” showered the podium, each carrying a woman’s cry for help. Ten-year-old Emma ran around, retrieving crumpled questions and prayer requests. Precious missives gathered today would be key in determining...
by Stonecroft | Nov 1, 2018 | Printed Newsletters, Tips, Women's Connection
Georgia makes jam. She preserves blueberries, elderberries, chokecherries – whatever’s ripe in her part of Maine. For 40 years, these jars of homemade goodness would end up in her neighbors’ homes at Christmas. It was Georgia’s way for the Basko family to spread...
