Attack of the purple ‘bean trees’
We’d had wisteria for years before we were struck by this odd attribute. You think life has no surprises left for you, and then something...
Was a Flea Market Find a Sign for the Future?
A vintage tin that once contained strawberry candy connected her with her family back in Delaware—and pointed the way to a welcome new ...
I've Been Married for Half My Life!
True story: I first talked to him in August of 1994 at a mutual friend’s wedding. I just finished college and he was on leave from the...
Woman’s Spontaneous Question Leads to Saving Man’s Life Years Later On the Phone
You never know what events, or years of divine timing will lead you to a miracle. Our family met John on a cruise ship and we became...
A THANK-YOU NOTE TO REMEMBER
A THANK-YOU NOTE TO REMEMBER Taped to the door of our refrigerator, surrounded by pictures of great-grandchildren, a brief quote of...
THE ART OF GARDENING WITH GOD
My friend, Art, loved gardening. “I feel closer to God when I’m on my knees in my garden than in any other place,” he once told me. ...
MIRACLE BABY AND HISTORY MAKER
This beautiful baby, Gideon Wilberforce Thybault, is a miracle—one year ago or so he was a frozen embryo, being stored indefinitely as a...
A Good, Good Father
A Good, Good Father As Father’s Day approaches, the words of the Christian song by Chris Tomlin, “You’re a good, good Father..that’s who...
Out of the Box
Several weeks before Christmas, my son-in-law Rob took my 6-year-old grandson Charlie with him to Home Depot. Entering the store, Charlie...
THE SECRET OF CONTENTMENT
THE SECRET OF CONTENTMENT While researching and writing a book on crime and justice, I was surprised to learn that two-thirds of those in...