Author: Jo Ann Fore

Column Post by Lisa Easterling I was raised with boundaries, and if in my childish folly I challenged them, the rod of correction drove it far from me. Who knew the writers of the Bible could be so spot-on? I was taught that respect was given before it was earned, and that politeness is never […]

Column Post by Laura Hyers I won’t begin to pretend I can understand a father’s love for his daughter. There are lots of things that get in the way of this (probably the first and largest being that I’m a woman), but I know as well as anyone a daughter’s love for her father. My […]

Column Post by Lakin Easterling  A tiny giggle, a roar, stomping feet, giggles louder. These sounds, they make me smile, because I know where they originate. I know their faces and their love. They are my family, a father and daughter, the blessed pieces of God-mirror, reflecting His attentive face. I peer around the corner, […]

  Column Post by Kelly Heuer Papa has got to be on at least the Top 10 World’s Greatest Dads list. I think he deserves to be on the Top 1 list, but then I’m a bit biased. How can I not be? We Monkee-walked through the grocery store regardless of my mother’s threats to […]

Column Post by Rita Schulte Have you ever wondered why you get so upset when things don’t go as you painstakingly plan? You may be thinking that’s a stupid question; after all, it’s normal to be upset when things don’t turn out like we want them to—end of story. But is it? It’s true that […]

Column Post by Lisa Easterling I’ve spent most of my life fatherless. My parents divorced when I was two, and my early childhood became a fractured maze of being stolen by one from the other, then back again. For two years my mother thought I was dead, ironic in light of the car accident during that […]

Guest Post by Dana Arcuri {Continued from yesterday’s Search for Significance}  With tears flowing, I accepted Jesus into my heart and soul. Excited about my new relationship with my Savior, I jumped feet-first into my new faith. When the opportunity arose to attend a church women’s retreat, I grabbed the chance. This was to be […]

Guest Post by Dana Arcuri Father’s Day hasn’t always been a day for celebrating my dad. For many years it was a heartbreaking reminder of a lifetime filled with disappointment, disillusionment, and pain. After my father’s adulterous affair, my parents divorced. At two years of age, I was the youngest of five girls and completely […]

Column Post by Laura Hyers One of the most exciting things about working with children is the gamut of emotions they can put you through in a single hour: complete frustration, uncontrollable joy that explodes as giggles, deep sadness, total confusion, and the million degrees that come in between. I love my job, but some […]

Column Post by Lakin Easterling Fathers are a powerful force in the lives of their daughters. Not that they aren’t the same for their sons, but I’m a daughter with a father, so I can speak a little more personally from that perspective. From her father, a little girl is left with the impression of […]