My son’s birth was a gift for my wife, Allyssa, and me. I remember the day he was born and the stress I felt as Allyssa had to have a C-section;...

Years ago, I lived in a small town in Honduras while working with a team on a year-long project. As Christmas approached, I felt sad instead of excited. For the first...

When I interviewed with Jon for a job at his home-care company, I was struggling. He asked why I had left my previous job, which I had been fired from. I...

During the Christmas season, it is customary in my part of Nigeria for people to travel — sometimes from all over the world — to their respective villages. It is a...

When I was a child, every summer our family would rent a cabin on a lake for our vacation. I remember my father trying to teach me how to float in...

One winter years ago, I was walking down our long driveway to check the mail. The driveway was covered in snow, and parts of it were icy. I could either walk...

I was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder when I was 15. Sometimes anxiety strikes me like lightning, and I feel like I’m gasping for breath. My heart pounds, and I...

I love the lights this time of year as I drive through neighborhood streets, sit in the glow of a Christmas tree, and walk through my town’s multi-colored display. However, these...

I am at a point in my life where nothing seems to be working out. I am a college freshman with too many bills to pay, parents who are on the...

Once, not far from my home, I saw a large flock of sparrows landing on a telephone wire. The line was packed with birds sitting nearly shoulder to shoulder. One bird,...