By Pam Hunihan ‘Tis the season for Thanksgiving, and I have never been more thankful than this year. Last year I was hospitalized with 25% kidney function, no bone marrow function and Stage IIIB lymphoma–without insurance. Because of the kidney and bone marrow failure, they didn’t think I would make it through chemo–but I had an amazing

By Melissa Woods When my 2 1/2 year old only daughter fell off our new bunk bed this past summer, I don’t know who was more upset, she or I. After we both had quite a cry, an emergency room visit confirmed our suspicions:  fractured humorous. Not so funny. Her arm swelled and the pain was evident. Treatment was

By Stacy Miller It seems that every house has those certain places that get cluttered. For some people, it’s the laundry room, for others it’s the coffee table or kitchen counter. For others it may be the chest in the bedroom. Some of us may have accumulated so many things over the years that if

By Ann Voskamp “…because you are precious to me…” Isaiah 43:4 “Mama, I love her!” Hope gently cooed. The marker-drawn face of 4 year old Hope’s egg peeped out from behind the fleece material. We had wrapped the fragile egg in the fleece fabric and then pinned the fabric, with egg tucked inside, to Hope’s

By Maribeth Spangenberg “…Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress” Psalm 4:1 “..thou hast put gladness in my heart” Psalm 4:7a “Okay, take a deep breath, bear down, hold it, and push,” the doctor counseled, “the baby’s head is right there.” My husband gently stroked my forehead, removing the sweat and brushing my

By Kim Wolf Job 36:22 – “God is exalted in his power, Who is a teacher like him?” James 5:1 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” Well, here we go. For most of us it’s

By Kim Wolf I Cor. 14:33 – “For God is not a God of disorder but of peace.” James 3:16 -“For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder…” Ever have one of those days when things are so loud and disorderly that if the roof caved in it wouldn’t be a