Tag Archives: thankful

by Michelle Ule Carrying a laundry basket full of photo albums, I paused in the glow of my flashlight at two o'clock in the morning and thought, "I'm so grateful my writing life is backed up offsite."...

by Kathey Batey I entered the conference room of Erin, one of participants of the divorce mediation where I was the mediator. Per usual, I was ready to hear stories, pain and what she wanted to settle...

by Stacey Stone "I don't know where he is." That simple text brought fear and worry flooding into my life. My brother had searched and searched for our elderly father and he was nowhere to be found. T...

by Ginger Harrington Are you running as hard and fast as you can, pressing forward with every ounce of energy you can muster? It's easy to be consumed with never-ending duties of the day, as we run ha...

by Carolanne Miljavac I'm going to go against the grain here and acknowledge the fact that some of us might be in the midst of a season we are having a hard time appreciating. Maybe you are currently ...

By Marion R. Lambertus Recently I found an old To Do list while cleaning out a kitchen drawer. Judging from the list, I'd guess that it was from the week of my daughter's slumber party. It said things...

by Cheyenne Bell Today was supposed to be my 8th wedding anniversary. Today was supposed to be a day that my husband and I celebrated our commitment to one another, our promise to love one another unt...

by Lauren Flake "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 'The Lord is my portion,' says my soul, 'therefo...

There we were, in a sinking boat, in treacherous water - my family, and the people who were rescuing us from Hurricane Harvey flooding. We were in very real danger. My wife and daughter were holding o...

My daddy was a modest man who made a modest income. He never had ambitions to be rich and famous, have a financial portfolio, or have a fancy office with "CEO" on the office door. No, he only wanted a...