When Equal Doesn’t Add Up
Several years ago, I had a very encouraging conversation with a friend on the west side of Chicago. We were talking about life in the city, particularly he and his family’s experiences in a...
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Author: Laura Colella
A Little Grand
I spent about two years as the client of an experienced hairstylist at a busy local salon. I was grateful for her skill and kind disposition.
The Path Back To Eden
Have you ever been casually scrolling through your social media feed or flipping through your news highlights only to see that something, somewhere, has caused the platform to explode into a cacophony...
When Daffodils Bloom Early
Her grandmotherly hazel eyes brighten. Looking through the window pane, she sees and savors the early bloomers, her yellow daffodils. Snow melts in patches around the front yard garden. One flower...
Chew The Meat And Spit Out The Bones
When I was young, I remember listening to a sermon that left me full of questions. I asked my mother to help answer some of the questions I had. She tried her best, but it had been a long day and...
The Gift Of Giving
In our early twenties, my sister and I lived in Chicago, where we worked and paid our way through university. My sister had a really great job at the Lyric Opera House, and every week, they would put...
Your Choice
Bedazzled by four hundred-plus hits on a website featuring crafts, I studied the images for the perfect wall plaque of Joshua 24:15, “as for me and my house we will serve the Lord.”
Redirect The Spotlight
Did you follow the 2024 Summer Olympics this year? It’s amazing to see athletes from around the globe compete at the highest levels. It’s fun to witness world records get set or broken, and to see...
My Story?
We sat in a circle in our group leaders’ living room. It was another week of Rooted, and one of the couples in our group was sharing their story. We had not been meeting for very long and we all...