In 2016, I again experienced ill health due to recurrent tuberculosis. Meanwhile my husband was very busy working, and there was tension between my father and me. I resigned from my...

When my father passed away, my neighbors gave me a small orchid to place in the windowsill. At the time it had a beautiful bloom, but the bloom eventually died. My...

One day when my son was praying, I was correcting him and providing him with sentences that I feel should be spoken in a prayer. After we were done, my husband...

The old birch tree that used to grow in front of my bedroom window had a huge crown of branches and leaves. I loved watching it as the seasons changed each...

The time had come for corn bread baking in my 4-H club. Yet after weeks of preparation, I still didn’t know if my muffins would come out of the oven competition-ready....

Being the last born in my family, I had no siblings to carry or play with. In search of something to care for and to befriend, I picked out a little...

As a young boy, I fantasized that my first day on the baseball team was the beginning of a major-league career. However, my father’s war injury had prevented him from teaching...

For over 45 years, I've cared for the needs of children — my children, friends’ children, neighborhood children, my grandchildren, and my great-grandchildren. I’ve spent much of my life changing diapers,...

I have taken many trips in my lifetime, beginning when my family moved from Texas to Colorado when I was young. I have marveled at the time it took to carve...

I didn’t become a Christian until I was 32 years old. Until that time I did not know God. Looking back on my youth and young adult life, I feel shame...