When I was 13, I went to live with my aunt and uncle on their farm. One of my daily tasks was to strap a long burlap sack across my body...

I lead activities sessions for adults with learning disabilities. One day, a woman in my care walked off the site without my noticing. She was nowhere to be found, and I...

About 10 years ago I casually picked up a copy of The Upper Room at my church. I enjoyed the daily meditations written by real people around the world who shared...

In my retirement I have found that planting flower and vegetable seeds is a good way of relating to God and creation. Planting can be a time of meditation as I...

We will send our beloved dog Marley to my parents’ house soon. My husband was given a new international assignment by his employer, so we will be moving and cannot take...

I have three very good friends. We have known each other for over 30 years and have been through many things together: births of children; deaths of family members; job changes;...

Every evening at bedtime I head toward my room and switch off the lights along the way. Years ago I lost my sight in one eye, and my remaining vision is...

I woke up on a January morning in 1996 to find my husband of 32 years having a seizure. That morning my world collapsed. After being in intensive care for two...

I began attending seminary after I retired, taking one fall-semester class. I have done that annually for the last eight years. My purpose is not to attain a degree; it’s simply...

One day during the summer between my son’s freshman and sophomore years of high school, we received a phone call that his friend and classmate Casey had died; he had drowned...