Some may look at our family and our home and think we aren't very "blessed." We don't have cable t.v. Our home is 24 years old. Our living room furniture hasn't been updated for 12 years. We don't have new cars, and actually, we're limping one along right now. We...

A momma's ears perk up when she hears sniffles coming from her young teenager's bedroom. Opening the door, more than sniffles were happening inside. She was sitting on the floor, tears streaming down her face. Crying to the point where no words could make their way to...

Her words sunk deep. Only my parents had spoken such words of value and encouragement to me prior. I expected this common practice from them, but not from my high school assistant basketball coach. She believed in all of us on the team. She cared for us, even off the...

I could see in her eyes something was wrong. After a few short sentences, tears began to form and it didn't take long for a stream to cascade down her cheeks. Inquiring further, I heard my friend's words, and felt her heartache. So much was wrong. One layer after...

My daughter has a special knack. She walks in and lights up the room. She's been that way since the day she graced this earth. And I've loved watching her shine ever since. There was a time, however, when her shine was nearly snuffed out. The enemy of her soul threw...

You may not think you're adventurous, but you are. You may not have climbing Mt. Everest on your bucket list, or you may never desire to ride RAGBRAI (a week-long bicycle ride across the state of Iowa), or deep sea fishing may not be your cup of tea... One doesn't...