Growing up in a family of overachievers, I always felt one step behind. I was not an all-A student, and I did not want to make decisions about my future based...

Every evening before I go to sleep, my thoughts turn to the Lord as I meditate on Psalm 4:8. In this frame of mind, I go to sleep with ease. Some...

When my husband began building our house, I was eager to help. He gave me the job of mixing the mortar for the basement block he was laying. Mortar is a...

When I was a small child and one of my toys broke, I would carry it to my dad, hold it up, and confidently say, “Daddy fix!” Over the years, I...

Moses felt unequipped for the task God placed in front of him. However, in God’s eyes, Moses had what he needed — a rod. With that rod, Moses performed miracles in...

While visiting my husband’s family in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, we were sitting in the backyard before dinner. Four-year-old Jesse skipped around the edges of our conversation, seemingly lost in...

Ten years ago, I made a decision that had a devastating effect on my family — the loss of my marriage, the loss of my career, and a four-year stint in...

My mother had a heart of empathy, generosity, and compassion. After she got married, she became a caregiver for her husband and his family. When she cooked, she always prepared extra...

While working diligently to pursue financial security, I grew apart from God. Then I was devastated when I received my diagnosis: lupus, a disease that attacks the body’s immune system. In...

My mother remarried when I was 14, and we moved to live near where my stepfather worked. It was only 50 miles away, but it felt like hundreds of miles because...