The Cake Mixer Mishap

I should’ve listened to Mom

Star Turn

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

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.

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?

Ordinary People

The story behind Norman Rockwell's celebrated painting

Healing Together

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

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

"He Was Your Dad Too"

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

A Moment of Understanding

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

Blessings in Abundance

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

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.

ROAD TEST

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

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

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

what prayer can do

POWER IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES

Extreme Makeover: Trailer Edition

I couldn't stop the bullying. But I found another way to help my teenage daughter

Operation Tadpole

My son didn't have the greatest track record with following through. Would this be any different?

Solitary Man

Fifteen years ago, when Hurricane Ike destroyed nearly all the homes on Oak Island, a suburb of Houston, Texas, residents got help from an unlikely source—Neil Diamond.

To the Rescue

Nine years earlier, I'd been called a hero. Now my dog Jaydon and I needed our own hero

EVERYDAY GREATNESS Kristin Schell

She turned a delivery mistake into a way to connect with neighbors

A League of Our Own

I knew nothing about baseball, but sometimes parenthood calls us to do the most unlikely things

Fixer-Upper

I'd neglected my house. Had I neglected myself as well?

Peace & Honor

The physical scars from the battlefield had healed. The emotional scars would take longer. How a special horse helped this soldier feel whole again

The Sweetest Fruit

They were preserving more than blackberry jam

Weekend at Big Bear

The respite she needed

Strength Training

How the host of America's Got Talent discovered his superpower (Hint: It has nothing to do with lifting weights)

“God Will Bless Your Business

George Turner was sure the pandemic would spell the end of his struggling bike shop. His pastor had other ideas

Challenge Yourself to...Connect More!

Eager to emerge from the loneliness of lockdown and socialize again? We’ve put together a list of 15 challenges for reconnecting with the people you care about—and making new friends too. Focus on a few activities, or pick one each day to try over the next two months. Pay attention to how your relationships flourish!

Reason for Hope

I feared my son would never get off drugs. Until an art class changed my heart

Pistol

He was the dog I always wanted. But he came with baggage, a little like me