How God has been present, and oh so faithful, in every season of life.
By Sue Donaldson I’m fully aware that we become mothers to teach us humility. Just when we’re about to understand who we really are, our Junior High angst is almost a thing of the past, we may have finished a college degree or two, and even used that degree in a semi-significant manner—about then, we…
By Donna Chacko, MD My dark winter happened more than thirty years ago. I was very busy as a married mother of three who worked full time as a doctor. And I was miserable in an unhappy marriage. As the difficult relationship between my husband, Jacob, and me spilled into the home, I became more…
By Robin Melvin During my husband’s Army career, we lived in seven states including Alaska, Arkansas, Alabama, and Texas. I enjoyed them all but missed the four seasons of the Midwest. Here in our Chicago suburb, the trees are beginning to bud. I love this predictable rhythm of the changing seasons. Though we might have…
by Evelyn Sherwood When my dad moved in with us back in June of 2019 due to congestive heart failure, I had one prayer on my lips. “Lord, help me to honor and love my dad well.” Simple right? After all, how hard can it be to love and care for the one who spent…
by Lindsey Bell As a child, it never occurred to me that life might not work out exactly as I planned. Maybe it should have. Maybe most people don’t dream in fairy tales. But I certainly did. At least back then. I’m in a new season of life now. One that no longer expects the fairy…
by Vicki Bentley “Oh, I remember those days!” I turned, red-faced from wrangling my two young daughters and a cart full of groceries, to see an elderly woman smiling over at me. “Never take them for granted,” she continued, “they were some of my happiest times.” I smiled politely back at her and mumbled a…
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