A house is built by man and a home is built by God. It’s a holy partnership, a union of earthly and Divine talents. I am an imposing figure. I was conceived in 1879. I am a three-story, 24,000 square foot Victorian mansion located in Chicago's … [Read more...]

Harold is a tough customer. He is rough on the outside and not much smoother on the inside. Though he's a good man, he is not a nice man. The way Harold Brown sees it is he had some bad luck. His wife died just as he was preparing for retirement. … [Read more...]

It was a love-hate relationship made difficult by the fact that she never loved me. I knew it all along of course. But it didn’t stop me from loving my stepmother. God said to find it in your heart to love all His children, and I take that … [Read more...]

 Austria was annexed to Nazi Germany on March 12, 1938. It was not a good time or place to be a Jew. Tillie Pfelzer thought maybe God wasn’t paying attention so she took matters into her own hands. She left her husband behind and took her daughter … [Read more...]

God gave Dave and Robbi one son. That’s all. Just one. One child to raise, one child to love. One perfect Sam. Well, nobody is perfect but some come pretty darn close - count Sammy in that group. Dave and Robbi are friends of ours. Dave and my … [Read more...]

Kirsten Marie Frances Nowak is that girl you noticed when you picked your son up early from middle-school last week for his dentist appointment. You saw her in the playground sitting alone on a bench reading a book...with pages. The other girls … [Read more...]

Mike Ballinger Tells the Story Let me tell you about me. I am modern royalty in a small suburban kingdom. My name is Prince Michael Ballinger IV. I add the “Prince” part as a joke, but it’s more real than not. My father, his father, and his … [Read more...]