By Jeanette Hanscome My sister held up the sequined V-neck sweater and laughed. I could only imagine one person ever wearing it. I snorted. “It looks like something Christine would wear.” My sister put the shirt back and pointed toward another rack. But before either of us could take a step, I heard a […]
By Jeanette Hanscome I was working at a preschool the year of the O.J. Simpson murder trial. I’ll never forget the day when the staff hovered around a portable radio, listening for the verdict. Not guilty. “No!” Mary punched the desk. Jo cried out, “What?” I just stood there, wordless. Everyone believed the former […]
By Jeanette Hanscome When I didn’t see Deanna at church, I knew something was wrong. She suffered with health problems that caused severe pain and depression. Deanna also loved the Lord and being with his people, so if she missed church, she had to be in bad shape. “Is everything OK?” I knew the […]
By Jeanette Hanscome When my attorney emerged from the courtroom, I expected her to tell me that my painful, unwanted divorce process was finally over. Instead she said, “The judge wants you and your husband to pursue bankruptcy.” She explained that bankruptcy would release me from dividing a mountain of debt that I couldn’t […]
By Nathan Kline Recently I embarked on an adventure I wasn’t sure I could complete: I signed up to race in a half marathon. So in the fall of 2013, I registered for the 13.1-mile race with a goal time of 2 hours and 5 minutes. Quickly time passed for me to begin my […]
