Author Archives: Elaine Bateman

Esther the “Beautiful” Star

The ancient beauty process took twelve months. Six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes and beautifying and cosmetics. Wow!

I assure you that it would be amazing and extravagant for we women of the 20th century to do this every time we had a “date” with our husbands. I have to admit though, this would make for an incredible gift! Right?

Jesus Didn’t Need a Press Release

So, right now I have Press Releases that have to be written to tell a nation who I am, but what about those people who personally know me, do they see Jesus in me without the Press Release?

The Promised Highway…

Upon thinking that 2010 is here, I wanted to share a promise from our Savior Jesus Christ for us as believers! I don’t know about you, but 2009 was one of those years that will never be forgotten! As a family, we were talking and sharing the challenges and theRead the Rest…

The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness is a 1996 thriller film about the Tsavo man-eaters, two lions who attacked the builders of the Uganda-Mombasa Railway in 1898, killing about 35 of them, and the subsequent hunt to kill them. These lions were so quick and ferocious that every attempt to killRead the Rest…

Thankful…

We were in the kitchen last week as my daughter’s and I were discussing the Thanksgiving menu for 2009! I said, “Girls, we are discussing this already and it is still a month away?” “Yes!” They shouted with excitement! Listening to their excitement about their favorite dishes that they wantedRead the Rest…