Author: nowwhat

It’s not easy for a person to set aside her will for God’s. by Nancey West   “We will find out what is wrong with you,” the doctor said with confidence, “but you won’t like it.” His words replayed in my mind over the following months. I may not like a diagnosis, but I hated…

by Vickie Baker   The images on the television screen sprang to life, jerking me back to another place and time. Fourteen years fell away as I saw myself standing on a pedestal twenty-five feet above the ground, reaching for a bar when it swung toward me. The sudden, all-too-familiar fear made me punch the…

How much do you know about diabetes? by Lynne Stamm   I was sitting in my doctor’s office waiting for results from routine blood work. My primary care doctor came into the room, sat down at her computer, and briefly scanned my information. Swiveling on her chair, she turned to me and said, “So, we…

When wedded bliss takes a bad turn. by Annettee Budzban   I had the same aspirations many women share of getting married to the perfect man and living happily ever after. On Valentine’s Day evening, 1997, I started my journey toward a happily married life when I walked down the candlelit aisle toward my husband-to-be….

A dream life becomes a nightmare. by Amy Rockford-Hale as told to Ann Peachman   A pivotal event is one that defines everything before and after it. A chance meeting, a phone call, a quick decision can be a turning point. You look back and say, “On that day, everything changed.” For me, it was…

by Margaret Saylar   Mark O’Brien depends on an iron lung for breathing, which he has done for 42 years. Yet while restricted to his apartment most of the time, he writes poetry and books. In 1997 the film Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien won an Oscar. Before he became ill…

A troubled soul finds anchor in the Onewho controls the troubled seas. by Carolyn L. Wade   I pulled off the freeway when my buzzing phone showed the medical clinic’s ID. Probably last-minute information about Thursday’s surgery. “Your recent mammogram shows suspicious areas, and we’d like you to come in as soon as possible for…

A little time with the Father reaps greatthings for His kingdom. by Mikki Loomis as told to Barbara J. Guardino   I awoke from a deep coma to the gray, filtered light of a strange room. Tubes and machines surrounded my body. I was semi-paralyzed on the left side. Half of my face was numb,…

by Name Withheld   Two years ago, I wouldn’t have thought I could learn anything significant about prayer. I had been a Christian for many years. What more could I learn? You ask God for things, you thank God for things. Amen. Then you fall asleep. But last April, I got an education about real…