I used to dread hearing the wind whipping across town, knocking over trash cans and planters, and downing utility lines. As a transplant from the East Coast to the Midwest, I was unfamiliar with the howling winds unique to the prairie. I felt anxious and vulnerable.
This feeling of intense…
“I’m 82 years old and I’ve been serving the Lord for more than 50 years,” the grey-haired preacher boomed from the pulpit, “and in all that time God has never asked my opinion.”
He stopped speaking long enough for the message to sink in.
I’m not sure what passage he…
My husband and I moved halfway across the country right after our honeymoon.
We had hardly opened our gifts when we had to repack and load everything into the moving van. Even before we pulled out of the driveway, I began missing my family and friends.
Once we got settled…
I awoke, grabbed my phone from the nightstand and scrolled through Facebook. A familiar face kept popping up, a colleague had taken his life the previous night.
My body reacted immediately.
Blurred vision. Ragged breath. Shaky legs.
Somehow I managed to get out of bed, go to the kitchen and…
“Charlie, I’d like you to meet Elizabeth. She’s going to be our administrative assistant.”
My boss at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was introducing me to the management staff.
“Nice to meet you, Miss Elizabeth,” said Charlie, a gray-haired, man with a soft…
My 70th birthday fell smack dab in the middle of the worldwide pandemic and the nationwide quarantine.
Months earlier, I’d made reservations to fly from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Philadelphia to celebrate with my 96-year-old dad, four sisters, and extended family. …
I once heard a preacher say that "if you sleep in a garage that doesn't make you a car and if you sit in a church it doesn't make you a Christian." Your devotional reminded me of that.
On October 13, 2017, my husband lost consciousness while driving his van. The vehicle crashed through a wire fence separating the road from the public golf course and rolled about 15 feet down the incline. The passenger side of the van was completely crushed.
More than a dozen drivers witnessed…
I am thankful for my father.
Dad celebrated his 95th birthday on July 17, 2019. This photo of us was taken right before the big party. More than 50 people — friends and family — attended. Dad loved every minute, and we all had a wonderful time.
My dad is 97 and still going strong. He has 5 daughters who dote on him.
