In college, I had a job working in a forest, setting up boundaries for large entomology study plots that needed to be measured and oriented precisely so that all the plots...

In 2016, my wife of 53 years suffered a stroke. Memory loss and balance problems reduced a once vibrant, active, social, travel-loving woman to someone who needed help with even the...

I enjoy teaching mathematics — a subject that some of my students don’t like. I try to teach them using methods that are interesting and fun. When Philip saw that the...

For weeks I had been battling feelings of stress, irritation, and anger. I felt frustrated with everyone and everything. While getting ready for work one day, I told God I didn’t...

I knew my friend was going through a hard time. She was out of work and had three children to feed. I imagined a gift of a few groceries might help...

One summer my friend and I stayed a week in Kirkwall, a port in the Orkney Islands, northeast of Scotland. What is remarkable about this small town is the magnificent St....

I knew I would soon experience financial hardship. The second year of graduate school was approaching, and payment on a large loan was awaiting me. Interest rates and fees for tuition...

When I began my teaching career many years ago, I was responsible for decorating the bulletin board in the front entrance of the school. The board needed to be appealing, inspiring,...

It is a quiet, peaceful winter morning. The sky is still dark, and my children are asleep. Before the day dawns, I take a moment to thank God for a new...

On a recent walk, I spotted an oak leaf lying among maple leaves. The fallen beige leaf stood out on the golden carpet of maple leaves. Its rounded lobes contrasted with...