CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Bettie Gilbert
Board Member and Prayer Coordinator
You can find Bettie blogging from her home in a small town in southeast Wisconsin - at bettiegsraseasons.com, walking forward with Jesus, in the middle of her own pain and weaknesses from multiple chronic illnesses. The beauty of nature is a joy that calls to Bettie, as do her family and nine young grandchildren. She and her husband have been married for over 40 years and take great joy in their weekend coffee breaks together.

Prayers for Our Lenten Season • Prayer Prompt
PRAYERS FOR OUR LENTEN SEASON He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. Colossians 2:14-15 NLT During this...
Receiving and Giving True Love from God • Oasis of Hope
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 RECEIVING AND GIVING TRUE LOVE This edition of Oasis of Hope is all about receiving and giving true love. What better month to focus...
What is the Meaning of Love? • Prayer Prompts
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LOVE? My chair where I spend the bulk of my day is on the far side of the room and directly behind the chair where my husband spends the...
Respite of Refreshment • Oasis of Hope
RESPITE OF REFRESHMENT This edition of Oasis of Hope focuses on ways to live well in the midst of stress, anxiety and the strain of difficult times. Using laughter, poetry, and prayer, this compilation of posts offers a respite of refreshment. And through it all is the realization that...
