Author Archives: Jim Bouma

9 weeks out from abdominal surgery and I'm back in the gym and starting to feel "normal" again. If you have ever had major surgery, an injury or a baby, you know it takes a good bit of time to recover...

Spring! What a crazy time of year. College graduations, proms, high school graduations and weddings all seem to crowd the calendar if you have people in your life going through these life highlights. ...

Where has all the Grace gone? You would have to live under a rock not to know that today's society is rife with emotions. For several years we have seen this trend towards being offended, angry, bitte...

Ever have a dream dashed? I can vividly remember being 7 years old and invited by a neighbor to go to my first Major League Baseball game. I was so excited. The morning of the game, I jumped out of be...

We gathered together this morning to pray on Facebook. We'd love to for you come join us as we pray for our nation and Election Day! Post your comment on FB or in the comments below.

This is Allison, my niece.  She gave birth to her first child Alena at 25 weeks and all of 1 pound.  It wasn’t the plan she had in mind.  Despite the dire situat...

As you read this my wife and I are either anxiously awaiting, or, are absolutely ecstatic at the arrival of our 4th Grandchild!  This one is different though. It’s the first from o...

A pink tipped white rose.  That’s how our youngest son told us they were expecting a baby girl! Now you need to know that my dad had two boys. I have two boys and my oldest son has two boys...

Thanksgiving.  For some of you it’s past, and for others it’s just around the corner.  It is definitely one of our family’s highlights of the year. There’s s...

He’s only 7 and he’s my little hero. My niece’s oldest child, Javan, lays in his bed most of the day now,  as his will to live loses the battle with his brain tumor. He...