Birthday

Recent Birthday Stories

A stack of video tapes, the top of which is labeled "Villanueva Family."

Seven dollars for six dozen videotapes was a bargain by any measure, but little did she know what a treasure she'd uncovered.

by Dana Mericle
, Mount Vernon, Texas

Homemade greeting card

A departed friend leaves her mark from beyond on a granddaughter's birthday party.

by Peggy Hartman
, The Plains, Ohio

chocolate-covered strawberries

It was my first birthday without my husband. Thanks to God's love, I knew he was still with me…

by Robin Tripp
, Grovetown, Georgia

Janice Skinner

She struggled to finally come to terms with the death of her teenage daughter.

by Janice Skinner
, Beaumont, Texas

For my birthday this year, I’m celebrating the gifts God has given me.

by Julia Attaway

A little boy praying

A little boy in Sunday school gives an unexpected lesson about prayer.

by Shari Smyth
, Nashville, Tennessee

happy women friends having coffee

Key Bible verses to help you build sucessful relationships.

by Norman Vincent Peale


Julie Christie and Omar Sharif in Dr. Zhivago

We all have our favorite scenes from the sweeping romantic epic Doctor Zhivago. For this author one scene lived on forever.

by Jan LaRosa
, Winnetka, Illinois

Laurie Spence and her daughter Mary Ellen

A young mother is reassured that heaven is keeping an eye on her daughter.

by Laurie Spence
, Lockport, Illinois

a balloon flying in the sky

I was dreading my 65th birthday, until I got an unexpected gift…

by Don Palmer
, Jefferson, New York

Clouds and open window: Mysterious Ways logo

What was it about this tarnished antique, no bigger than a pocket watch?

by Meg Belviso
, New York, NY

feature falling from the sky

I was stressed. Burnt out. Where was God's grace when I needed it?

by Shannon O'Donnell
, Phoenix, Arizona

An artist's rendering of a stuffed T-Rex

A child's birthday is brightened by a stuffed dinosaur from an earth angel.

by Douglas Raymond Rose
, Grand Prairie, Texas

An artist's rendering of a heavenly gate

Matt was my birthday baby, my firstborn. When would God heal him?

by Gwen Bradford-Spell
, Zachary, Louisiana

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