by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Aug 12, 2018 | Faith, Motherhood
My water broke at 34 weeks of gestation on August 11, 2005. I was driven to the hospital by my neighbor’s husband because Jason had just left for field training the day before. Isabel was born by c-section at 1408 hrs weighing 5 lbs. 8 oz. She came out in...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Aug 1, 2018 | Faith
“If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance of the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?” ~Esther 4:14 This weekend’s sermon featured...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Aug 4, 2017 | Faith
Accepting Jesus Christ as my savior was a huge step for me, my proverbial crossing of the line. This proclamation is very specific in describing my faith and what I believe. It is marked progress from saying “I believe in a higher power.” Having...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Jul 17, 2017 | Faith
In sipping coffee with a friend we talked and laughed about a great many things. She stated something that made me pause and consider why it resonated so powerfully. “God fills us because He created us”, she said. I recalled being told “You will...
