The providence of God in overcoming an abusive past. by Sandra Carlson* as told to Calvin Burrell At seven, I walked; at fifteen, I talked; at fifty, I began to live. Everything about my childhood was painful – right from the start. I was born physically and mentally slower than my five brothers and…
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Confessions of a Workaholic
God sets the captives free — evenwhen they’re doing His work. by Bob Jones as told to Julie Guirgis My wife, Jane, rings at 6:00 p.m. “Will you be home for dinner?” Frustration is in her voice. “Twenty minutes, I promise,” I tell her. But as usual, I know it will be another late…
Confessions of a Workaholic: Helpful Resources
Workaholics Anonymous Book of Recovery (first edition), WA World Services Organization, 2009. Workaholics Book of Discovery: A Guide to 12 Step Writing and Reflection WA World Services Organization, 2009 Workaholics Anonymouswww.workaholics-anonymous.org Life Challengeswww.allaboutlifechallenges.org/workaholic.htm Workaholics International Network Resource Guidewww.workaholic.org/workaholicsresources.htm
Taking the Plunge
What grit, determination, and radical faith can do. by Angie Davis-Beyer as told to Karen Foster My lips trembled as I stared into the deep end of the indoor swimming pool. It was inches from my face; I could smell the chlorinated water. But when the dive master asked me to lower my head…
A Change in Plans
In sickness and in health. . . . by Brenda Blanchard “Right, two, three, four; left, two, three, four,” the step aerobics instructor counted. “Keep those hands moving in unison with your feet.” The feeling of pins and needles started in my fingers, traveled to my hands, then on up to the elbows. I…
A Faith Healer Nearly Destroyed My Faith
Learning the hard way what God saysabout sickness and health. by Rebecca Schrader as told to Esther M. Bailey Never have I considered myself a gullible person. When I held a top executive position in business, I readily recognized the difference between ethical and fraudulent schemes. Since then, my life has undergone drastic changes….
A New Season
One woman’s battle with HIV. by Kathi Winter The strength and stamina I used to have are diminishing. This may be a result of simply passing the age of 50 or of the numerous pills I have to take daily to keep the HIV virus under control. Often I have to change my short-…
Against the Odds
by Nancy Merical “Have you ever heard of multiple myeloma?” My doctor sat across from me in the examining room, relaxed and smiling. She could have been telling me I’d caught the common cold. Her easy manner relaxed me. I accepted her prognosis with odd composure, as an onlooker. I hadn’t heard of the…
Destination: Unknown
by Donna McDonnall “Mom, my shoulder hurts again,” Danny, our ten-year-old son, announced. Our packed suitcases waited by the door. Crossing things off my “to do” list, I nudged my family closer to the door to leave for our summer vacation in Canada. “Now I can feel a bump there,” Danny added. Concerned by…
Determined to Teach Again
The long road back from brain injury. by Alvin Robert Cunningham A month after my near-fatal, one-car accident in early 1990, I first began to understand what had landed me in a large trauma hospital. I had been too tired to drive back to my country home that night. Falling asleep at the wheel,…