It’s something parents and grandparents fear could happen to their children and grandchildren after a severe injury: being paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. When this happened to one woman’s grandson, she learned that even through this difficult struggle, God had a plan.
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This Old House
Memory lane isn’t always a pleasant place. For those who have suffered abuse in the home, those memories carry over into adulthood. Read the story of a woman who confronted her past with the power of God and found His peace and healing.
Read moreSeeing With Eyes of Faith
When a near-drowning sends her brother to the hospital, a woman dares to look past the diagnosis to the divine power of God.
Read moreWaiting for My Prodigal Son
Parents pray to adopt a son they can love, but he isn’t the son they thought he would be. As a mother struggles to love him, she finds new strength in God.
Read moreFinding Closure
It’s a tragic problem far too common for women: losing a pre-born baby. One woman cycles through all the emotions after the death of her infant baby girl, and ultimately honors her daughter in a fitting way.
Read moreDiary of a Caregiver
In caring for her father and his illness, a woman experiences the daily burden of an adult parent — and God’s provisions to help her survive.
Read moreBroken to Serve
When a pastor experiences an emotional breakdown, his wife suffers as well. Both discover that God can use them no matter where they are.
Read moreFinding Freedom on Independence Day
The Father love of God reaches out to His hurting child. by P. J. Anna Fireworks explode all around me tonight. The Nebraska summer air is thickened as thousands of brilliant lights fill the night sky. Despite the excitement, the annual celebration of our country’s independence is a vivid, painful reminder of the worst…
Read moreThe Class Ring
The result of our deepest desiressurrendered to a faithful God. by Veda Thomas Hall Persistent, paralyzing doubt gripped my mind as I agonized in prayer. Lord, is this opportunity to attend college Your desire or my own selfish desire? Could a college education possibly be God’s direction at this time in my life while…
Read moreAnd Baby Makes Two
Sowing in tears, reaping in joy. by Harriet E. Michael “Mom. . . I’m pregnant.” My twenty-year-old daughter, a junior at a Christian college, spoke in a calm voice, rocking my world and changing it forever. The phone had rung a little before midnight, waking me from a sound sleep. My daughter continued, “I’ve…
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