Sitting in a women’s Bible study, I looked around the circle at the smiling faces. Am I the only one who has trouble with forgiveness? I wondered. As a six-year-old, my heart shattered when I was sent to boarding school for several years. When I returned home for vacation, I couldn’t express to my parents the homesickness, rejection, and abandonment I experienced. I felt hurt and angry. The many instances of abuse I saw from people who were supposed to…
While serving with my church, I looked for a chance encounter with an eligible bachelor. Little did I know my girlfriend’s brother was the one for me.
This month I needed a little bit of humor. A missionary mom who’s raising her kids overseas shared this list in a prayer letter to their church.
My writing mentors used me as a critique guinea pig as we brainstormed my story. This was my first-ever time to be featured on a video.
Hi friends, For those of you who are writing your personal story, or have ever thought about it, here’s a unique opportunity. If you want encouragement in journaling or writing your personal experiences, please join me tomorrow (Tuesday, June 9) at 10 a.m. PST for a workshop hosted by Susy Flory of Everything Memoir. The class will be led by Marci Seither who has sold more than two dozen stories to Guideposts. In the 45-minute session, she shows us how…
As a child in boarding school, we had to get a lot of vaccinations as “an ouch of prevention” for many diseases. I really needed comfort from my mom.
Because I had the flu and traveled to the UK, I took the COVID-19 antibody test. But I was still surprised when I showed positive for the coronavirus.
At boarding school in Nigeria, we had to swallow a bitter pill every week to prevent Malaria. Chloroquine is now being tested to help cure COVID-19.
When civil war breaks out in Nigeria, I’m away at boarding school. After hearing the news my parents may have to flee, I worry they won’t have enough toilet paper.
Today, March 16, Chris and I are celebrating our 35th year of wedded bliss! For the past year we anticipated a month-long vacation in Scotland where Chris lived until he was five and where we had a second wedding reception on our honeymoon three and a half decades ago. We’ve had a delightful week here in the Old Country. However, travel restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19 have persuaded us to return to California. I’m so grateful to celebrate…