I knew it would happen, but I always harbored a hope that my mothering experience would somehow be different than those of all the other moms I knew. If I did all the right things, maybe I could
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Author: Tina Ann Forkner
Tina Ann Forkner is the author of two novels, Ruby Among Us and Rose House, and has written on a freelance-basis for Homecoming Magazine. Tina lives in Wyoming with her family. www.tinaannforkner.com
I Am His
We were having an ice cream cone after church one Sunday and our children, ages 10, 11 and 12 at the time, were clowning around as usual. To anyone else in the room, we looked
Read morePulling Back the Curtain: A Deeper Worship Experience
by Tina Ann Forkner As I write this, a dove flits and hops from branch to branch in our backyard. I’m pretty sure its bobbing head and fluttering feathers are part of a dance for
Read moreYou Can’t Stay on the Mountain
by Mary Kay Huck My face caught the brilliant sunshine through the open sunroof. Praise and worship music floated up into the fresh crisp air as I drove up the mountain. “I tell you the truth,
Read moreDependent on My Father
by Mary Kay Huck This picture doesn’t tell the entire story. It appears that this little girl has it all together on the back of her Shetland pony. It looks like she’s quite the cowgirl,
Read moreSnowflake Dance
by Paula Moldenhauer Paper snowflakes decorate the living room window. Outside real snow drifts through the dark, illuminated by the pole light at the edge of our yard. The flakes are lazy and fluffy tonight,
Read moreThree Things Parents Can Learn From Blended Families
by Tina Ann Forkner From Dr. Phil, to reality television, to gossip around the water cooler, disputes between ex-spouses are a hot topic. In the news, we see celebrity exes fighting over their children,
Read moreIn the Spirit of Adoption
When my husband and I chose to get married, we also chose each other’s children. by Tina Ann Forkner Thirteen years ago I became a mother. When my daughter arrived, I told everyone that
Read moreNo One Can Change Me, Except Me
by Tracey Bateman The one thing I’ve learned from my oh-so-vast 42 years, is that growth means pain, but pain doesn’t necessarily mean growth. We have two choices when faced with challenge and struggle, either fall apart, or buck
Read moreSprinkling of Grace
“Indeed, he gives us second chances, third, fourth, fifth chances, –oh, far too many to count.” – Liz Curtis Higgs, from Embrace Grace by Tina Ann Forkner I was sitting at my desk when I
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