I watched my mom cry before I turned and walked away, off to my college dorm. I was the first to leave, and she couldn’t handle it. I nearly couldn’t either....

I was kneeling on the floor, holding a long, green sock. A few days earlier, my husband had undergone knee-replacement surgery, and it was my job to change the special compression...

In January, I made the difficult decision to leave my job. After completing my paralegal certification in February, I began looking for a job, sending out application after application. I felt...

In aerobics class I learned a new exercise that incorporates stretching and balance. A deep lunge forward is followed by rising up on one’s toes and pausing, arms extended outward. It...

One morning I met up with my instructor at the scientific complex of our college, and we went to the room where our Transmission Electron Microscope is kept. In the dim...

When my son was in kindergarten, I started a morning ritual of reading The Upper Room to him. Though we were often rushed in the mornings getting ready for school and...

I love the beach. Whether the sun is shining or it’s cloudy and rainy, the smell of the salt water, the endless view, and the sound of breaking waves soothe my...

When I was admitted to a university for a five-year course in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, my family was at a low point financially. My mother spent much of her...

Over 60 years ago, following a family tragedy, my brother and I moved in with our grandparents. I was eight years old, and it was a significant emotional adjustment. Reading The...

My older brother ran down the stairs with tears streaming from his eyes. A few seconds later I followed, trying to keep up with him on my little, three-year-old legs. When...