Behind every person lies a story waiting to be revealed. Mine is simple. Shaped by tragedy from the start, I moved on to a life filled with love, laughter, dreams, tears, and a desire to
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Mr. Wonderful by Sherry Boykin
Let me tell you about my Mr. Wonderful: incredible, intelligent, indwelled, and interested in me! His ministry as a Christian counselor honed his feminine understanding skills so much that I envied him myself. And it didn’t hurt that he flashed a big, Pepperdent-white grin and raced around in a red sports car.
Read moreSteps of Faith in Swaziland
By Amanda Goodroe As I bounced along the road in a bus in Swaziland on our seventh day in Africa, my mind was filled with images of rhinos and giraffes from our sunrise safari that
Read moreLiberty or Death
The only female patron in a newly opened restaurant, I found myself seated close to a table of military men in uniform. It seems the eatery had a grand opening special, slow service a la mode. I
Read moreJessica Year 01, Month 8 – April 2011
“You’re never going to believe this,” I tell my friend over the phone. “Here all this time, I’ve been looking in the churches for community, but apparently I need to be attending AA meetings. My
Read moreThe Thorn in My Smile
But one day it showed up in my life. Inside my neck, to be exact. On my lab report. The diagnosis was a shock, though I was too groggy from the surgery to notice. My family, however, was not. It was a rough day for them.
Read moreAddicted to the Chase by Celeste Vaughan
As a Southern-Baptist-raised only child, wife, mother of three, and pharmacist, I was living my American dream. Until suddenly I wasn’t.
Read more10 Simple Steps to a Healthier Body
…being healthier doesn’t have to be time consuming, expensive, or difficult. Here are ten simple steps anyone can take to start on the road to a healthier body.
Read moreThe Necessity of Brokenness
by Rita A. Schulte It’s a rainy day today, the kind of day that surrounds one in melancholy. Something stirs in my memory as I reach down to set my warm cup of tea beneath
Read moreShoot The Moon
“In the game of pitch, you can shoot the moon with only an ace and a deuce – providing it’s the first hand of a new game.” This is the kind of wisdom I learned
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