Lifestyle
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The Weight
Food was my first love, but it was a relationship that had to change
6 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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Maternal Instincts?
Deep inside, I yearned to have another baby. But maybe God's answer was no
5 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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One Small Way, Lord
A day in the life of a VA hospital chaplain
4 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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Larry and His Beautiful Bark
Thank God I couldn't train him not to do it
6 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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Experience, Look
The listing for our Cape Cod rental warned, “four-wheel-drive recommended,” but nothing could have prepared us for the five-mile, one-lane rutted dirt road that twisted through the woods. Twice, we had to reverse into a sandy stretch to let an oncoming car pass.
1 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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The Great Hearing Aids War
My husband and I love each other, but even after 43 happy years, we can also drive each other absolutely crazy
4 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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Doing It Scared
I thought our weekend at the Iowa State Fair was supposed to be all about fun. Then my son bought us tickets to something I swore I’d never do
5 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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What Friends Are For
I thought my health woes were going to ruin our long-awaited reunion
7 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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what prayer can do
POWER IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES
1 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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Pulled Under
You probably know Jesse Hutch from his Hallmark and Great American Family movies. What you probably don't know is the near-death experience that changed his life long before he became an actor
8 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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Why Me
In the early 1970s, Kris Kristofferson was riding high on songwriting successes “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Sunday Mornin’ Coming Down.”
1 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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Return to Wawona
My brother and I were on our way to Yosemite to scatter our mom's ashes. It felt like the end of a very long and complicated journey
7 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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Lesson of the Lilies
I wasn't a gardener, but I knew I couldn't let these plants die
3 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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Adulting
Day two of our long-awaited vacation and the kids were already at each other's throats. Why couldn't my grown-up children act like grown-ups?
7 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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The Envelope
They were strangers in the storm. Yet in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, they were brought together for a reason
7 min |
Aug/Sept 2025
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The Angel and the Fisherman
Both were on the beach that night
4 min |
June/July 2025
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The Secret to 60 Years
Know someone who is tying the knot this summer? Here's some surprising advice from a longtime spouse
6 min |
June/July 2025
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An Afternoon Well Spent
I thought there were a million things I’d rather be doing than running errands with Mam Ma
5 min |
June/July 2025
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Beyond My Control
The pilot’s voice was completely calm. But his words terrified me: “I need you all in the crash position”
4 min |
June/July 2025
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A Rocky Start
Our yard wasn't all that needed a makeover
6 min |
June/July 2025
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Making Things Right
My dad and I never really connected. Now that doctors told him he had just months to live, would we ever?
7 min |
June/July 2025
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A New Day
I used to talk on the phone with my mom every day over coffee. Mornings just didn't feel right without her
4 min |
June/July 2025
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what prayer can do
POWER IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES
1 min |
June/July 2025
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Goodwill Greeting
I was losing my vision. Was I also losing my hope?
4 min |
June/July 2025
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Grateful in All Things
The answer came like a breeze brushing my cheek
6 min |
June/July 2025
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Grandma Camp
I did it for the grandkids every year. And every year I felt as if I had to outdo myself
7 min |
June/July 2025
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Cat Power
I knew that my daughter would bond with these kittens they had the same condition she did. But I never imagined how they would change our lives
6 min |
June/July 2025
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Mysterious Ways
More Than Coincidence
2 min |
June/July 2025
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A Better Man
He'd already served four years in juvenile corrections. Then at 20, he landed back behind bars, this time in state prison. Was there any hope for him?
9 min |
June/July 2025
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Stroke of "Luck"
Three wondrous moments on the links that prove golf is more than a game...
3 min |