By Heather Walker
Walking into church Sean and I congratulated ourselves out loud-
4 pair of panties for little buns-check
8 shoes on-check (oh, except Amelia (1 yr) already had hers off and
Sean was carrying them),
Lots of teeth brushed- check
4 heads of hair combed-check
A serious bag of cheerios- check
Our calling stuff-check
All four children- check
(once in a while someone slips through the cracks [Read more →]
by Candice Rodgers
cstar_23@msn.com
I finished my first marathon today! I ran it in 4 hours and 14 minutes. I really wanted to run it under 4 hours, but we had cold rain the whole 26.2 miles and my body took a turn for the worse because of it! Unfortunately, I was not dressed for the rain. My gloves were not waterproof, and I had taken off my soaked sweats and jacket at mile 4. Needless to say, I started to lose my body heat quickly [Read more →]
By Bethany Cory
(Note- This week, the story I am choosing to share is one that I will be relating on behalf of a family member. As of today, this particular family member’s experience is still too difficult for her to write about personally, though she did attempt it. And so I will be sharing with you her voice in this article through my own words, with her permission. I will refer to her as ‘Jamie’).
Jamie is a beautiful, gorgeous girl. She is bright, talented, smart, funny, and kind. [Read more →]
By Bev Olson
WA
My story begins on March 2nd, 1954 with the death of an 8 pound baby boy a few hours after birth in an Air Force Base Hospital in Bitburg, Germany a month after I arrived there to join my husband who was stationed there. My oldest daughter, Janet who was 4 and a half and I had flown there in early February.We named him Dennis James and he was buried in an American section of a cemetery in Frankfurt. [Read more →]
By Janet Shumway
Las Vegas, NV
www.ajshumway.blogspot.com
I have been wanting to introduce you to a dear friend of mine for some time now. She means so much to me and even though I have only known her for two short years, she has been such an influence for good in my life. I feel privileged and grateful to have a friend like her and thought you would all benefit from getting to know her better.
The short intro is this: Bev is 80 years old.. She is going to hate that I told you her age, but she should be PROUD of it! She has said herself, “80 is the new 60.” And she is right about that! She is spunky and energetic and fun. She stays in shape with Weight Watchers and her weekly yoga classes. She volunteers at the local hospital. She has an immaculate garden in Spokane, WA. (The hardest thing about leaving Spokane was moving away from Bev –but I couldn’t convince her to move to Vegas!) She is a widow who has been through tremendous heartache in her life. She has lived abroad while her husband served in the Armed Forces. She is a SURVIOR. [Read more →]