By Javan Rowe God refers to himself as our Father, indicating something vital and unique about the relationship between parent and child. This is highlighted in the Gospels, where we witness the special relationship between Father and Son, as Jesus is called the Son of God. Our relationships with our own children can be invaluable. […]
Returning to Narnia
By Riane Konc The first time I read The Chronicles of Narnia, I was 6 years old. Until I reread it as an adult, I forgot almost everything about the plot. I just recall knowing that the series was much longer than the books that most of my first grade peers were reading, and so […]
Big Wonder from Small Souls
By Karen O’Connor I remember a summer visit in Ohio with my daughter and her husband and five children. At the time Liam, the fourth of the five, was 6 years old. He and I loved to take walks and ride bikes in the neighborhood whenever I was in town. One day, however, I wasn’t […]
Hide and Seek
By Christine Venzon If cats have nine lives, I figure Eunice Louise has maybe five more left. We first met on U.S. Highway 190 in Louisiana. I was heading for the town of Eunice with my mom and a friend, who were visiting me from Illinois. She was crawling out of the median in a […]
Trust for the Trail
By Shara Bueler-Repka I focused on the path in front of us and kept my seat centered as my horse, Nocona, and I rode along the narrow trail. The steep mountainside rose above us, and Nocona’s hooves ambled inches away from the plummeting precipice falling away below. As his hoof sunk into a soft part […]
