Every time my family plans a trip to the northern part of Puerto Rico, I suggest going to the city where I was born. On one trip, our visit coincided with...

I work in a memory-care facility with residents who have middle-to-late stage dementia. One day, a resident named Margaret told me that she felt lonely and didn’t know where her family...

Every day when Edwin, my Nigerian college roommate, would prepare his native foods in our kitchen, the house would fill with a distinct aroma that didn’t appeal to my American palate....

One day while I was pruning my tree, a woman came up to me and asked why I was doing it. I told her that the leaves and branches were being...

Late one evening, I saw a large spider crawling in my bathroom. Thankfully, this didn’t send me into a horrified yelling fit. The spider’s presence did, however, motivate me to remove...

When I became a Christian, I noticed many positive changes in my life. I became more joyful and peaceful. I started going to church, and I enjoyed having fellowship with other...

On a beautiful fall day, I drove along a narrow, curving road on a mountain in North Carolina. As I began the descent, multiple road signs warned, “Road Worsens After Truck...

When my children were young, I homeschooled them. Lunchtime was usually my first break of the day. At noon, I gathered everyone to eat, and we held hands to pray. But...

On September 28, 2018, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, triggering tsunami waves of nearly six meters and inflicting a death toll of more than 2,000. Many...

I recently joined a church choir. At my age I can no longer hit the high notes, so I’ve switched from singing soprano to the lower range of alto. At first,...