My recovery from hip surgery includes intensive daily physical therapy to retrain the muscles in my weakened leg. I begin with gentle massage and passive range of motion and then progress...

After many years, my wife and I had reached the point that we could no longer care for our home. The family we had raised was grown and gone, and our...

I work on an assembly line making car mirrors. When building my designated part at my station, I sometimes get frustrated at how insignificant my role seems. But then I remind...

On the day our request for adoption was granted, our family and friends filled the judge’s chambers to capacity. Our beautiful daughter listened attentively as the judge read the legal, binding...

As a Spanish teacher, I have had the opportunity to meet people from many countries, cultures and religions over the years. God has blessed me in these encounters. One of the...

In coastal Louisiana, one popular way we catch blue crab is to tie a piece of meat — often a chicken neck — on a long string and throw the bait...

When I was younger, I would notice how happy wealthy friends seemed to be. I had difficulty understanding why I didn’t have the same privileges as my friends. A friend once...

I recently got a new job at an agricultural research institution. When I first started, the job was challenging, and my motivation was low because it was a new field of...

When I was a young girl, at times I found my home to 
be a frightening place because my mother was an alcoholic. I often sought refuge outside in the large...

The young pastors in my denomination faced a financial crisis during the prime of our ministries in the 1990s. For a few months, we did not receive our monthly payments. We...