By Laura Buffington There are a lot of ways to spend a week in June. You could spend it poolside, slowly grilling yourself until you’re medium-well. If you’re a fan of summer blockbusters, you could probably fill a whole week with movies about robots and monsters destroying skyscrapers. There is any number of state fairs […]
By Bob Mize We live with and care for my 93-year-old mother. She raised four sons and a daughter. She is a child of the Great Depression, often observing, along with her peers, that they didn’t know how poor they were. Loss has been her constant companion. She has lost two parents, two brothers, two […]
By Kathleen A. Barr “Don’t pull her hair,” her husband said. But Jo didn’t listen, and it was the beginning of a friendship which truly blessed me. After I felt a gentle tug on my locks, I turned around and smiled. This was one of the first Sundays my husband, Richard, was preaching at South […]
By Lindsey Bell My first Mother’s Day as a pregnant woman was wonderful. My thoughtful husband picked up a card that was from both him and our unborn child. My parents sent me a letter in the mail and reassured me I would be a great mom. I anxiously awaited the arrival of our first […]
By Elizabeth Van Liere When I was a child and a sore throat hit, my mom always knew what to do: “Get me one of your dad’s white cotton socks,” she would say. She would soak it in salt water, wring it out, wind it around my neck, and pin a woolen sock over it. […]
