As a healthy 16-year-old, I never expected for my doctor to diagnose me with anything serious, especially not a mental illness like depression. But that’s exactly what happened. I had been...

One afternoon while I waited for a physical therapy session, I took out the blue crochet piece I was working on. A few days earlier, the cat had started playing with...

As we sat down for dinner, our grandson looked at the table and said, “Wow, we’ve got enough to feed the whole town.” My wife and I looked at each other,...

When I became a Christian, I was excited and wanted to please God. I thought the only way I could please God was by doing, so I became a super volunteer...

It was a simple checkup with the doctor — a quick test, and I was on my way home. The phone call the next day requesting I come back for more...

I grew up in a quiet small town in West Virginia, and I was quite nervous when I decided to go to law school three hours away in Ohio. I did...

One day our pastor visited our home to read the Bible, share encouraging words, and pray. When he was about to leave, Lakshmi, our domestic helper who is of a different...

Several years ago, while visiting a natural history museum in Massachusetts, my husband and I watched a video of an osprey hatching. Two adult ospreys perched on the edge of the...

Five years ago, I started a business buying run-down houses, repairing them, and reselling or “flipping” them. Many of these homes are in terrible shape — deteriorating and falling apart. Most...

After completing my secondary-level education, I was unable to meet the requirement for college courses. After being at home for a year, a distant cousin told me I could find work...