By Rebecca Landry Last summer I spent five weeks in Spain. Within a couple weeks of returning to U.S. soil, I was at my grandfather’s funeral. My whole family stood in a single file receiving line, filling half of the aisle of the beautiful church and saying “hello” and “thank you” to everyone who came […]
By Karen O’Connor “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand” (Psalm 16:11). A few weeks after my husband died in 2015, a good friend from church approached me. “Karen, how about taking some line dancing lessons? I […]
By Kim Wright It had been a rough few months. We bought a fixer-upper to work on, my hubby had a major job change, the grandmother who raised me passed away, and some considerable teenage rebellion was going on—all within the span of a couple of weeks. With the heartbreak and fallout that followed, I […]
By Dr. Doug Redford Whenever the month of March appears on the calendar, the minds of college basketball fans turn to thoughts of March Madness and the NCAA tournament. Many fans fill out their brackets and try to predict the outcomes of games and the eventual tournament champion. For the Jewish people, this time of […]
By Sandi Brown All of my life I had this idea of what a perfect mother would be. As a child, I looked at moms as being the ones who knew everything and could fix any problem. My mom always knew just what to say to make me feel better. It was like she read […]
