I am a first-grade teacher and a first-grader taught me a lesson last week. The assignment I gave to my young students was to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. Many of the kids drew pictures of their family, their pets, or a … [Read more...]

This is a story about a modern-day American Princess and her Prince Charming. It is not a fairy tale. It's a true story and, it doesn't have a totally happy ending. But it does have hope. Princess Elizabeth was daddy's little girl until the day … [Read more...]

He was just a kid back then. A lonely kid, bewildered by how his life took a bad turn. It wasn’t his fault - he knew that yet somehow he felt responsible. He felt guilty. He felt dirty. That’s how Johann described it to me thirty-five years later … [Read more...]

The Rock Island Prayer Group heard about a teacher who mystified his students with his insight. The ladies and gentlemen were all curious and and invited him to come to their January prayer meeting. After introductions the humble teacher told … [Read more...]

Hannah notices things others miss. The other day she was standing in line at McDonalds. It was lunchtime and the place was packed. The door to the right of where she was standing opened and a gush of cold wind shot through the front end of the fast … [Read more...]

It’s not easy for me to forgive my sister. It’s been seven long years since the incident that ended our relationship. Each day is a new day of hurt and longing to be back in the family’s good graces. Each day I relive that fateful day and I get angry … [Read more...]

God gave Waylene and Harold Davis a double portion of blessings on July 6, 1972. Benjamin and Joshua Davis were born at 7:24 a.m. and 7:29 a.m. in Saint Joseph Hospital, Milwaukee Wisconsin. The identical twin boys weighed 5.4 ounces and 5.8 … [Read more...]

Kyle didn’t have a daddy. Every day of his seventeen years he longed to know the man who fathered him. He asked his momma a million times “Who’s my daddy?” He begged his momma a million times more to tell him something, anything about his … [Read more...]

Pearl is a lonely sweet sixteen. She doesn’t fit in with the other students at her high school and hasn’t (yet) found a friend she can relate to. Pearl is different because she is an old soul. You know the type, she is more comfortable in … [Read more...]

The two boys could not be more different. Yet they are alike. One tall, energetic like a clumsy puppy on spindly legs. That’s Matt. The other is average height for a young man of twenty, not heavy in weight but soft in the way you can tell … [Read more...]