by Tabby Finton | Jul 11, 2013 | Life Issues
I got the phone call very early in the morning; I knew immediately that something bad had happened. She was crying and my heart was pounding like a kick drum in my chest. My foggy brain heard the details and was trying to connect the pieces: middle of the night, heart...
by Kathy Banta | Jun 19, 2013 | Life Issues
For all my elementary years, I rode a bus to my school eight miles away. My town did not have an elementary school. It had the Junior High and High School combined in one building, shared by ours and three other towns. When I began seventh grade there wasn’t a bus to...
by Kendra Egeland Roehl | Jun 19, 2013 | Life Issues
The other week was tough. I’m not going to lie. We got a call over the weekend that our adopted son’s biological mom had just died. Did I know any relatives they could call to notify? they wondered. I did not. Kyle and I spent the weekend praying about how our son...
by Kristin Demery | Jun 19, 2013 | Life Issues
Worry. I’m awakened by sobs on the baby monitor, pitiful coughing cries mixed with long, wheezing breaths. Sighing, I glance over at the clock. 2:38 a.m. The baby is sick, and this is the third time tonight that she’s woken up. I stumble, zombie-like, to her bedroom....
by Guest Contributor | Jun 19, 2013 | Life Issues
From Guest Contributor: Nancy Alcorn Today, five-year-old girls are being treated for eating disorders. The newest growth segment in the lingerie market is for prepubescent girls. Researchers view dieting and body image issues as the norm among pre-adolescents and...
by Tabby Finton | Jun 7, 2013 | Life Issues
Mother’s Day is not an easy day for a lot of people. Those who didn’t or don’t have a good relationship with their own mom are likely candidates. Those whose mom has passed away often find it a sad day too. And what about those who have lost a child to death,...
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