In my college physical-wellness class, I learned that three main types of weight training correspond to three different goals: using low weight 
for a long time produces muscular endurance, medium weight...

Every morning I watch as the sky begins to lighten. When I can see the sun’s brilliant rays skimming across the pasture, I know it is time to open the barn....

Twelve years ago I was diagnosed with chronic malaria. Every week I had to go to the hospital to receive proper treatment, and because of that, I faced deep despair. Some...

Farming on the high plains is a daunting task. With little rain, hot summers, and cold winters, growing anything other than weeds can be hard work. Fortunately, in many areas we...

When I was first diagnosed with cancer, my stomach knotted up with fear. What type of surgery should I have? When would radiation begin? How much 
chemotherapy would I need, if...

When my late husband, Charles, and I married, we 
committed ourselves completely to God by praying from the Wesley Covenant Prayer: “Let me be full, let me be empty; let me...

Recently I had the opportunity to live in a Hutterite colony in rural Minnesota. (The Hutterites are spiritual cousins to the Mennonites.) I wanted to experience firsthand what it was like...

When I was a young mother, one of my least-favorite tasks was folding the clean clothes for my family. All those baskets heaped with mounds of little shirts, pants, dresses, socks,...

The wooden stepladder I had borrowed was old, but it would do the job as I painted the ceiling in my house. Distracted by the task at hand, I took several...

Our friend Bill had cancer surgery and was to begin radiation treatment soon thereafter. Instead, Bill had to make two trips to the emergency room and undergo five more surgeries. Bill’s...