I had lived in my mobile home community for a year, but I am shy and had met few of my neighbors. One rainy afternoon I looked across the street into...

Working in the garden one sunny day made the world feel sweet, but the next day the sunny weather was gone. I uprooted weeds with clouds overhead and a heavy heart....

One evening on my drive home from school, I encountered heavy traffic due to construction; so I set my phone’s GPS on “avoid highway” and embarked on a new route. About...

Gerry climbed into the bed next to his dying wife and cradled her in his arms. Holding her weakened body he said, “Okay, Pastor, pray for us.” I had never seen...

Several years ago my young daughter said to me, “In Sunday school we talk about Jesus. I wish I could see Jesus.” That evening as I was preparing dinner, I set...

As I write this I’m faced with an obstacle. I have been accepted for study at a Christian university in America, and I was given an academic scholarship. I am confident...

Branchy green suckers sprouted from the roots of the crabapple tree in our backyard. They stole nutrition and water that the tree’s buds needed in order to bloom. Other trees in...

On a cool, sunny day I was walking through wetlands in central Florida. I stopped to watch a blue heron, standing completely still, fishing. Farther down the raised wooden walkway, I...

One evening I sat at the table with my 12-year-old daughter and her friend, as we do almost every Tuesday. Sometimes I read to the girls from the Bible, and on...

The past two years have held sadness and loss for our family. My dad died, I settled my mother into an assisted-living facility, and I had to empty and sell their...