I stepped out early one morning to take a walk. The damp sidewalk showed that it had recently rained. The sky was still dark as I started my usual two-mile loop,...

My afternoon trip to the pool turned out to be anything but relaxing. A casual chat with a woman I didn’t know evolved into a horrific account of her son’s experiences...

It was another usual workday in the 1990s that started with dropping my kids off at school and rushing to my office nearby. I was a member of the leadership team...

When my mother died, I received several boxes of her belongings. It was comforting to have some of the things that were special to her, but I needed to declutter and...

As I awoke in the predawn, I felt blessed to be lying beside my sleeping husband. I reflected on the special moments of our 62 years of marriage. We shared the...

As I faced a dangerous virus, fear took over. Every day felt like a struggle, and the idea of dying paralyzed me. Medical help wasn’t enough, so I turned to prayer....

Everyone goes through storms in life. My biggest storm was when I entered college. I felt a huge weight on my shoulders as a first-generation Mexican-American woman. I had support from...

One summer afternoon, we drove down the lane to our rural neighborhood. We were surprised at what we saw in the grass by the road: a fox, a turkey, and a...

For a time I lived in a country far from my parents. At one point my mother got sick and was hospitalized, then passed away after months of painful treatments. Unable...

When an overseas missionary came to speak at our church, I was reminded of my own short-term mission trips to Liberia over 10 years ago. In my heart, I long to...