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EVERYDAY GREATNESS: Jessica Manfre
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EVERYDAY GREATNESS: Jessica Manfre

Uniting military and civilian communities through acts of kindness

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October/November 2023
The Cake Mixer Mishap
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The Cake Mixer Mishap

I should’ve listened to Mom

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October/November 2023
Star Turn
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Star Turn

I worried about my introverted daughter. Then Olivia flipped the script

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October/November 2023
Unearthed
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Unearthed

I pulled the overgrown remnants of my herb garden, putting it to bed for the season, and went over a mental list of all the things to do before winter began—change out the screens for storm windows, finish the yard work, bring down the draft blockers from the attic.

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October/November 2023
Confidence Builder
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Confidence Builder

My five boys didn't need me to homeschool them anymore. Now I wanted to be good at something else. But could I?

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October/November 2023
Ordinary People
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Ordinary People

The story behind Norman Rockwell's celebrated painting

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October/November 2023
A Woman of Courage
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A Woman of Courage

After I was widowed, fear took over my life. How could I trust anyone if I couldn't trust God?

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October/November 2023
Keep on Truckin'
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Keep on Truckin'

How to bring a couple back together: share a long-haul drive in an 18-wheeler

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October/November 2023
My Answer to Pain
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My Answer to Pain

Inflammation was wreaking havoc with my health. Was God trying to show me a better way to live?

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October/November 2023
Letters From Phil
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Letters From Phil

My older brother and I went our separate ways: he to the Air Force, me to a marriage that didn't last. He lived a rough-and-tumble life, but that's not what really worried me

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October/November 2023
Bad Boy of the Bible
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Bad Boy of the Bible

A conversation with pastor and best-selling author Max Lucado about anxiety, imperfection and his new book, God Never Gives Up on You: What Jacob's Story Teaches Us About Grace, Mercy and God's Relentless Love

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October/November 2023
The Pet Portraitist
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The Pet Portraitist

At my age, was it too late to find a new direction in life?

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October/November 2023
Healing Together
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Healing Together

Mental health issues. You hear about it in other families. You never think it could be happening with your own kids

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Aug/Sept 2023
EVERYDAY GREATNESS Loose Ends
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EVERYDAY GREATNESS Loose Ends

Jennifer Simonic, Masey Kaplan and their crew of volunteers finish craft projects people's loved ones left behind

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Aug/Sept 2023
A Love That Forgives
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A Love That Forgives

Sixty years ago this September, Klansmen bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls. Years later, this survivor found a mysterious message in the very Bible she carried that tragic day

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Aug/Sept 2023
The Late Innings
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The Late Innings

I wanted to take my mom to one last Tigers game

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Aug/Sept 2023
"He Was Your Dad Too"
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"He Was Your Dad Too"

My stepfather and I were close. I always worried that his daughters resented me

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Aug/Sept 2023
A Moment of Understanding
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A Moment of Understanding

How could I care for a mother who never cared for me?

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Aug/Sept 2023
Blessings in Abundance
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Blessings in Abundance

\"Let's pray about this,\" my husband said when I lost my job. But pray for what?

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Aug/Sept 2023
Garden Party
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Garden Party

Rick Nelson epitomized all-American wholesomeness playing the son of his real-life parents in the 1950s-'60s sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.

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Aug/Sept 2023
ROAD TEST
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ROAD TEST

I was scared enough of driving. The thought of my teenage daughter doing it? Terrifying

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Aug/Sept 2023
The Reluctant Grandma
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The Reluctant Grandma

I wanted to be there for little Junie. Just not the way my daughter wanted me to be

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Aug/Sept 2023
Hoop Dreams
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Hoop Dreams

For the star coach of the hit Netflix show Last Chance U: Basketball, the real winning happens off the court

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Aug/Sept 2023
Begin Again
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Begin Again

With the kids launched, John and I were ready to start the second act of our life together. But we didn't realize how much we'd grown apart

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Aug/Sept 2023
Soda and the Hawk
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Soda and the Hawk

My little rescue dog, Soda, and I ventured out at sunrise. Our usual morning walk is a quick loop around the yard, but Soda had other plans, pulling forward with purpose.

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June/July 2023
Weathering the Storm
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Weathering the Storm

Out here on the prairie, your nearest neighbor can be a mile away. But in times of trouble, they're right by your side

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June/July 2023
what prayer can do
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what prayer can do

POWER IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES

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June/July 2023
Dad's 54 Dreams
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Dad's 54 Dreams

My father never completed his bucket list. Now I wanted to do it for him

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June/July 2023
Cliffhanger
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Cliffhanger

A narrow mountain trail, a sudden slip and a last grasp at life

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June/July 2023
The Big Reveal
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The Big Reveal

What had I put into that time capsule 50 years ago? My whole family was on the edge of their seats

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June/July 2023

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