For months people had been giving to me while I struggled with cancer. But it was hard to be in a holiday mood when I had nothing to give others —...

Recently at the Christian food pantry where I help, we held hands in prayer for a fellow volunteer who was about to begin a strenuous series of surgical procedures to help...

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...

In April, basketball season was ending. I loved coaching and working with the girls but had always longed for a child of my own. When a friend suggested adoption, I began...

For several months my severe arthritis affected my gait. When I watched a video of myself walking, I was astonished. My right foot slanted, causing me to limp. Seeing my gait...

When my phone rang at 6:00 on that Sunday morning, it was my wife, Cherri, calling with news that her father had died. In my sorrow, I realized that I needed...

A week before Christmas we arrived at the Nashville airport to head home. During the previous 11 days, my husband and I had spent many long hours helping with disaster response...

Many years ago I took a plein air landscape painting class using oil paints. I loved the idea of painting landscapes while surrounded by nature, but I was not very good...

The December flight home was late, long, and lonely as I grieved the unexpected loss of my brother. Forty-one was too young to die. I prayed for strength to face his...