Wisdom Of The Ages
After a recent family gathering, my teenage daughter mentioned how much she enjoys sitting with the adults and listening to the stories we tell. She added that our stories are more interesting than...
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Author: Laura Colella
Created In God’s Image
I gathered with my girlfriends, who know me inside and out. We love reading and sharing books in our beloved genre, historical fiction. They excitedly began sharing their latest reads and looked at...
A Big Impact Close To Home
At a parent-teacher conference, I had a parent come to a humorous revolution. “He keeps saying he’s thinking in his brain,” the mom said. “What other kind of thinking is there?”
Hope
Christmas is exactly six weeks away from today. That’s right. 42 days until Jesus’ birthday. 42 days to find the perfect presents for the loved ones in our lives. 42 days until we gather to...
When Spiritual Family Shows Up
I’ll never forget the surprise mountain of groceries and gifts on our porch that one Christmas. The doorbell rang, we answered, but no one was standing there to thank. Even though the card was...
Be Interruptable
How often have you gone past someone who needed help because you were in a hurry or did not want the hassle, only to feel bad about it later? I have more times than I can count. I do better when I...
Undercurrent Of Love
When I was a teenager, I drove to the grocer in our small, rural Tennessee town. I grew up there, and most of the folks I would run into while in that store knew my family. But on this particular day,...
Duke
When I open the back door of my Ram 1500 pick-up truck, my black lab rescue mutt jumps in immediately. Duke sits in the back, sporting his doggy grin. He has no idea where we’re going.
After We Notice Needs, Now What?
Hungry, thirsty, naked, sick, imprisoned. It’s not enough for Christians to notice needs; we need to show care through active compassion. Toward strangers and spiritual family alike, followers of...