Author: Ellen Lebsock

“The word “peculiar” is found in Titus 2:14. Christians are the peculiar people of God. We use the word sometimes when we speak of something odd or strange. But this is not its use here. The word is translated from the Greek word which is made up of two words, one which means 'around', as… Continue reading quite peculiar

Have I mentioned that I am an only child? I am also a Daddy's girl. After asking Christ into my life and learning that God's Word was the manufacturer's handbook for my newly created life, I began to understand the significance of being a child of God. It has been said, “New Christians should be… Continue reading quite simple

Comfortably settled in front of the south-facing studio windows, listening to the whir of the lawn mower as Dick moves back and forth across the yard, late September afternoon sun-light pours in upon the pages of my novel. I've read this book a few times before. It's like a visit with an old familiar friend,… Continue reading quite far away

Throughout January, February and March of 1982 we struggled with the fact that if you want to make God laugh all you have to do is say, “My plans are....” We moved to California with grand and ambitious plans. It's too bad we didn't bother to check with our Heavenly Father to see what He… Continue reading quite a trip

After three days of travel over snow-packed roads, through blizzard conditions, with little or no sleep... we arrived in sunny California on December 21, 1981. We had taken what we considered to be a step in faith and we figured God needed us to be exactly where we were now. We also thought that if… Continue reading quite a Christmas