by Karah Hawkinson | Jun 23, 2016 | General
I have lived in my current home for almost 15 years. In that time, I have seen my neighbor boy grow from preschool, to the elementary school’s gifted program, to drug addiction and jail. I watched his parents take him to church, involve him in sports and Boy Scouts,...
by Jayne Poli | Jan 28, 2016 | General
Just like everyone else, I want to be a winner in life. I’m sure you do too. “Winning” may cause you to think of the perception of you, the character of who you really are, and giving the best effort to do the best of which you are capable. One definition of...
by Kathy Banta | Dec 3, 2015 | General
“Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me,” I sing as I sit at my piano, picking out and practicing songs for two upcoming Christmas performances. I have so many Christmas favorites, and it gets hard to narrow my set list down to my top...
by Guest Contributor | Nov 17, 2015 | General
After praying for more children for more than two years, the Lord blessed my husband and I with finding out I was pregnant the end of 2014. This quickly changed the first part of January when the pregnancy became a miscarriage. Prior to the miscarriage, I would...
by Kristin Demery | Sep 22, 2015 | General
I met Nick when we were 16. We dated throughout high school and got married at 21. We were very much in love. Nick had a calling to join the Army and wanted to serve his country, so he joined the Army National Guard right after we got married and went to basic...
by Kristen Ostrem | Sep 8, 2015 | General
“From as far back as I can remember, I knew I would end up in Africa, but I didn’t like the idea at all, because I don’t like bugs and dirt, and I didn’t even think about the snakes.” This was the introductory response to my recent interview with Marlys Kingsriter—the...
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