When we had our first baby, I became a stay-at-home mom. It was the job I had always longed for. So why was I constantly plagued by feelings of low self-esteem...

On my 60th birthday, I sent my sister an email that said, “I’m healthy, happy, married to a great guy, and I own a 
business caring for animals. Praise God, my...

As I left a restaurant one night, I saw a man silhouetted in the dim glow of a street light. He had scruffy hair, wore ill-
fitting clothing, and was carrying some...

Long ago, before email and video conferencing, I worked at the local telegraph office in my hometown. For several years I delivered telegrams on Christmas Eve to families whose husbands and...

As Christians, we spend much time wrestling with difficult scripture, debating gray areas, and trying to find God’s direction in our lives. While all these efforts are important, sometimes we tend...

Farmers labor to ensure that their toil will be rewarded, that their families and communities will be well nourished. Yet no matter how diligent the laborer, sometimes crops will fail. All...

While my husband’s Uncle Jim was in the hospital awaiting open-heart surgery, he received the shocking news that his only son had been instantly killed in a logging accident. Jim was...

I don’t remember how old I was, but it was the first year I shopped for Christmas gifts on my own. My parents gave me some money and let me walk...

Growing up attending a Christian school, I took religion classes every day. At least once a year we would be asked how we saw God in our lives. Every time I...

On this morning, our garage-door openers were broken. When I told five-year-old Ava to get into the car so I could take her to school, she reluctantly went to the car,...