Hope and Inspiration
The Privilege of Sharing Burdens
A couple of years after my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, he started fretting over financi ...
Bite-sized Strength
My husband and I were having dinner with some dear friends. We were wondering why we had felt so ...
Seeing the Big Picture
Six months earlier, I had given up my position on my church’s worship team. I didn’t know why ...
Asking for What You Need
“Where’s my dad?” I said to the nurse in the Cardiac ICU. “He should be out by now.” ...
The Unexpected Birthday Party
My grandmother, whom everyone called Mom, sat hunched in a kitchen chair, the lump on her back fr ...
The Ministry of the Cookie Lady
My wife, Sandra, and I were caring for Florence, my mother-in-law. I was feeling helpless and fru ...
What If . . . ?
“What if Mike and I get into an accident?” I asked my friend Julie over the phone. ...
Exercising Our Faith
From the spot at the pulleys at my physical therapy facility, I watched transfixed as the woman m ...
The Wall
There was a wall between my father-in-law, Dale, and me. A former Army officer, Dale was used to ...
Inspirational QUOTES
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You can’t control the length of your life—but you can control its width and depth.
