This week I am with my family in one of our favorite places on earth: Colorado. Surrounded by mountains layered in grays and purples in the distance, and orange and pink...

“Sorry, Cindy, but the compost you were going to use is unsuitable,” the school custodian apologized. “The sunflower seeds will die before they have the chance to grow.” Disappointment and frustration...

After waiting three hours to have some blood work done, I went to a vegetarian restaurant close to the hospital. When I went to the register to pay, I placed the...

One January, instead of my usual resolutions about making more money or losing weight, I decided to try something new. I read a book on gratitude, and I began a daily...

In a rare unoccupied moment on our farm, I decided to repair a nesting box that was looking shabbier and shabbier each time I went in to collect eggs. The hardware...

In 2017, after completing my internship, my life took an unfortunate turn: I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. Because it would be a lifelong condition, I kept asking God, “Why?”...

As I planned the upcoming meeting of our Christian fellowship group, I gave one friend the job of welcoming people as they arrived. Following our meeting, I received a message from...

A few years ago, my younger son sent me the book Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Gradually, I worked at reading it through. However, it was a huge effort. Then, this...

I saw a commercial on TV advertising an exercise gadget. It showed models with perfect abdominal muscles and promised that I, too, could get in great shape if I bought this...

As I sat down in the hospital waiting room, I hoped that everything would go well with my father’s surgery. The doctor had said that it was not a serious procedure,...