Hope and Inspiration
When the Sun Goes Down
The sun was dipping lower in the graying sky. It was almost 6:15 p.m. and Mom was taking a brief ...
Tough Love
I hid Mom’s medicine organizer, hoping she wouldn’t notice it missing from the table beside h ...
Picture This
Cutting pictures from magazines seemed like a ridiculous thing for a middle-aged woman to do. I w ...
Don’t Fret What’s Not There
“I know they’re not really there,” my mom said, scratching the edge of the hospital bed. ...
God-given Strength
Standing on a street corner in downtown Pittsburgh, I made a desperate call to my mom. “I don ...
Keep Moving
I turned our downstairs into a track. No, I didn’t put down polyurethane or paint lines on the ...
Two Equals One
“I don’t have to go,” Mom protested as my sister, a nurse, escorted her to the bathroom, ex ...
God’s Abiding Presence
“Hey, you around?” I texted my friend Jennifer, who was also my manager at the store ...
Putting Things in Perspective
“I’m ready,” my mother called from her room. “Fold your blanket. I’ll be ther ...
Stop the Stigma
The theater lights came up and my husband smiled as the credits rolled. Even though he had been ...
Inspirational QUOTES
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Sweet souls around us watch us still, press nearer to our side; into our thoughts, into our prayers, with gentle helpings glide.
