Esther M. Bandy

Although millions of people celebrate Memorial Day with cookouts and barbecues, some of them have forgotten why this day is important. Perhaps they never learned. I’m grateful my parents taught me when I was a child. Memorial Day is a day to remember the soldiers who died while serving our country, and it’s a day […]

Sadly, in our culture, many schools, books, and movies teach an anti-God agenda. Some children have been deceived, and they’re confused, depressed, and even suicidal. God offers hope and peace through Christ. If children don’t have the Holy Spirit, and we don’t teach them God’s Word, they’ll be victims of Satan’s lies. I was five

Boys and girls swarmed the camp nurse’s station like bees around colorful blossoms. While I put Band-Aids on cuts and ice packs on swollen fingers, I poured God’s love on lonely hearts. It was my first summer as a volunteer camp nurse, and my husband was a camp counselor. We were blessed to be part

“Mom, can we have a picnic?” Billy’s hazel eyes begged me to say yes. I smiled at my five-year-old son. “That’s a great idea.” I made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Billy’s favorite, then I prepared carrot sticks and apples. Soon we were on our second-story deck overlooking azaleas, dogwood, and honeysuckle. Billy munched on

As my husband and I eagerly waited for the birth of our baby, we watched for signs of his imminent arrival and longed for that day to come. Have you ever waited for the arrival of someone so important to you? The Israelites waited a very long time for the arrival of the Messiah God

As we turn our calendars to November, many people make lists of things they’re thankful for. Do you have a list? I usually think of my faith, my family, and my friends, and I’m grateful for our home, food, running water, electricity, and a phone. I also thank God for Audrey Raffa. She was my

  As a child, I learned a song about why it was important to build a house on rock and not on sand. A house built on sand would wash away when the tide came in, but a house built on rock would stand. I didn’t know this song had a spiritual meaning then, but

Have you ever wondered why you were born in the place and time you were born? I have. When I was a child, I thought of what it would be like to live when Jesus walked the shores of Galilee or when early American settlers traveled west in covered wagons. I loved to read historical

Hello, family and friends. One of my author friends is doing a blog tour for her historical romance novel, Violet’s Vow. If you enjoy historical romance novels, you might like to read about Jenny and her work. Please make her feel welcome. Esther     Just a little more… Violet stretched out her arm and