As a homemaker and mother to a toddler, I always seem to put myself last — last to eat, last to bathe, last to sleep, etc. From the moment I wake...

In early May 2010, our town received more than 15 inches of rain over several days, causing significant flooding around the city. Unfortunately, our home was affected by the flooding. The...

Where I live, we have a shrub called an azalea. Azaleas have beautiful blooms in early spring, thrive in partial shade, and grow quite large if not trimmed. They tend to...

Just before Christmas, my best friend Sandra’s husband, Doug, died of a sudden heart attack at only 59 years old. Sandra was devastated. I found that Doug’s death brought back memories...

When I was younger, my brother and I loved playing video games. Often the games had the option to restart after we expended the “lives” we started out with. We had...

In our modern times, many cultures promote the importance of being independent and self-reliant. Independence is considered a vital character trait and is something we stubbornly hang on to, even when...

While looking through old photos, I came across one taken when I had gone to a family reunion with my then fiancé, Tom. Everyone was gathered for a family photo, and...

If my son is running around our house and hurts himself, he will cry out. And if it hurts a lot, he may cry out with tears. My son doesn’t have...

One evening I needed to update the sign by the front door of the church where I was serving. We had been meeting in the church basement lately, so the entryway...

While I was taking care of a patient one day, he said to me, “You are shining in this place.” I looked at him in awe. Every day I prayed that...