Blessed

Recent Blessed Stories

A hand wearing a baseball mitt reaches high for a fly ball.

A skeptical son has his doubts set aside by one, two, three signs from his departed father.

by Mickey Mantle Fortin
, Gray Court, South Carolina

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

An artist's rendering of a father and daughter flying a kite by a lake

The wind gusts that threaten to spoil a Mother's Day picnic prove to be just what the occasion calls for.

by Stephanie Thompson
, Edmond, Oklahoma

That vision told her clearly that God was waiting for him—and their daughter was waiting for him as well.

by Trudy Harris

Ed Sullivan

In this story from August 1954, the legendary journalist and television host reveals how his faith helped put his career on the right track.

by Ed Sullivan


I was plagued by the problem of where to spend Passover—until an unexpected message brought me comfort.

by Adam Hunter

Edward Sabella

A family recipe fills an old cook with new hope

by Edward Sabella
, Elsberry, Missouri

Priscilla, the young woman who saved Robert's life and visited him afterward

Find out why this woman was so important to a double-lung transplant recipient.

by Robert E. Lohstroh, Jr.
, Cincinnati, Ohio

A lesson in positive thinking from the NFL playoffs, or what Norman Vincent Peale and the New England Patriots have in common.

by Amy Wong

One reason you give directly to the needy is that they become real people with names and stories—someone to pray for.

by Rick Hamlin

Glenda Kreiman

It was her secret fantasy to sing on a cruise ship. And so she sang... and sang... and sang.

by Glenda Kreiman
, Lindsay, Montana

Devotional writer, Carol Knapp

Taking down the Christmas tree is an opportunity to reflect on the blessings of God's love and prepare for His promises of the New Year.

by Carol Knapp
, Lakeville, Minnesota

I have learned that I can give something that money can’t buy: Praying for others is a gift.

by Peola Hicks

music notes and piano keys

If you have fallen away from God, music—like prayer—can put your life in tune again.

by Linda Ching Sledge


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