Author Archives: Chris Baker

Yesterday Crystal, my sister-in-love, sent me this picture of a snake she was trying to pull out of the ground thinking it was a huge root. It was stubborn and took a lot of strength, and boy was she surprised!!! Living in West Texas, we run across snakes pretty regularly, but normally they are unexpectedContinue reading “HAPPY FOR A HOGNOSE”

My daughter is a lover of all things living. Sierra has taken care of everything from baby bunnies to wounded birds. We have had a variety of animals in our house, a.k.a. makeshift hospital. In fact, when she used to help us clean the church, she spent a lot of that time helping insects escape.Continue reading “BEAUTY IN THE BUGS”

At one time, we cooked a loaf a bread every day for our family.  I used a bread machine, so it wasn’t hard.  It became routine to throw the ingredients in the maker and hit start.  By evening, we would have a fresh loaf of bread to complement our meal.  As you know, the moreContinue reading “EMPTY SHELL”

When Xavier was in the 2nd grade, Jennifer Fisher, who was his teacher at the time called and said I needed to head up to the school. She was a wonderful teacher, and I didn’t know what would have her so frazzled. When I got there, she was almost in tears and said Xavier hadContinue reading “I DIDN’T KNOW HELL WAS A BAD WORD”

Early this morning God brought to mind one of the only times I can remember truly begging Benny. He has wanted to get out and whip people a few times, but normally it wasn’t a police officer, and never as badly as this day. We lived in Levelland for a year and a half afterContinue reading “LIVING WATER”

I HAD HAD IT!! I couldn’t take another “MOM!!!” or “But why?!!?”or “Where is my???” I don’t remember what stressed me out so bad that spring day. Maybe it was having three kids less than 4 years apart. Maybe it was the fact that Benny works 24 hour shifts and I had the kids alone.Continue reading “HIDE-N-SEEK”

At a dinner party in their home one evening, a father asked his six-year-old daughter to offer the prayer before the meal. “But I don’t know what to say,” the little girl replied, looking around at the guests. The father coaxed her a little more, gently pressing. “Just say what you’ve heard Mommy say.” “DearContinue reading “MASK ON MY HEART”

After putting her children to bed, a mother changed into sweats and a droopy T-shirt, took off her makeup, and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. At last she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting themContinue reading “WHO AM I??”

“Joan spent all of the first day of her vacation sunbathing on the roof of her hotel. She wore a bathing suit that first day, but on the second she decided that, since no one could see her in her little roof spot, she would slip out of it to get an overall tan. She’dContinue reading “TWO-YEAR-OLD TANTRUMS”

“A scared world needs a fearless church.” D.L. Moody*Note: Fearless is not the same thing as careless. Simply stated, our church is beautiful. Next week it would have been our second home for 19 years. Our children were literally raised there. It is homey, cozy, and comfortable. I feel the presence and peace of GodContinue reading “THE CHURCH IS ON DEPLOYMENT”