Caught You Learning!

By Hally Franz –

My plan was straightforward, equitable and reasonable—I thought. My twelve-year-old would spend one-half hour each day practicing his trombone, and sixty minutes daily (Monday – Friday) reading a book of his choosing. His eight-year-old sister would dedicate one-half  hour each on multiplication tables, reading and writing a paragraph. The tracking chart was ready and start date scheduled for Tuesday, June first. Read more

Unconditional Thanks

By Cynthia Ruchti –

Few things warm a parent’s or grandparent’s heart like hearing a little child’s innocent and uninhibited prayers. Read more

God’s Search Party

By Peter Lundell –

At the park across the street from my house, a two-year-old boy disappeared from a softball game. I joined the search party with fifty other people, half a dozen squad cars, and a helicopter. We looked everywhere a two-year-old might wander in the darkness. Read more

Family Tree

By Kathy Carlton Willis –

Having just moved into our new home, I have selected a place of honor for one of our heirlooms. It is a framed charcoal drawing of one of my husband’s ancestors. Read more

Freedom—A Mother’s Perspective

By Gina Stinson –

A few years ago, I felt imprisoned by my own negative feelings during the long winter days. I struggled with feelings of depression. I’m not sure I was depressed by any doctor’s standards, but I was feeling underappreciated, underpaid as a full time stay-at-home mom, and discouraged and was wondering if I would ever have one minute to myself again. Read more

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