Author: Jo Ann Fore

Column Post by Kelly Heuer I want to quit. I want to walk away from all that I’m doing outside my family. Really and truly, in this moment, I just want to throw my hands up and say, “Forget it! I’m done!” You know, really melt down into full blown diva mode and shriek, “What’s […]

Column Post by Glenda Harbinson As a young child growing up on a very large farm with many acres of woodland I was taught early on to never get between a wild animal and her young.  Quite honestly, I don’t recall a time when I did not know this. Even our farm animals could become […]

Column Post by Lisa Easterling {A tribute to those who have given their lives for our freedom}   Tell me your stories, my brave-hearted friend, Of all of the courage you’ve shown. Tell me of battles and nights without sleep, Of all of the heartbreak you’ve known. Paint me a picture as seen through your […]

Column Post by Laura Hyers My husband is a sports fanatic. I mean, probably no more than the next guy, but for being raised in a home where the lives of four women were punctuated by the drama and valor of only one sport—basketball—his appreciation for athletics has taken some adjustment on my part. He […]

Column Post by Lakin Easterling My line of work is unexpected, and certainly not what I thought I’d be doing any time in my life. I am a companion to the elderly, most of who are afflicted with Alzheimer’s or any of the other 80-90 dementia-related diseases. One man thinks he’s in his 20’s, before […]

Column Post by Kelly Heuer I got to watch my Pancake Man play his championship game for spring league football. My voice is hoarse now from all the screaming, groaning, and outrage. The highlight of the game, of course, was when my giant offensive lineman son jumped up and caught an onside kick. He hauled […]

Column Post by Glenda Harbinson Hope. My heart longs to remain full of hope in the weeks to come as my 19-year-old daughter recovers from a head injury. It seemed simple enough at the beginning—your typical concussion—but in time we discovered that much more damage was done than we first thought. The term “traumatic brain […]

Column Post by Lisa Easterling “Motherhood is a hallowed place because children aren’t commonplace. Co-laboring over the sculpting of souls is a sacred vocation, a humbling privilege. Never forget.” ~Ann Voskamp This is sacred ground we walk, and sometimes we crawl and sometimes we fall face down on the hardwood and beg Heaven’s help in this building […]

Column Post by Laura Hyers The funny thing I’ve realized in the past few weeks is that once I start writing about a subject, I take it upon myself to be the champion of that whole topic, a glowing example of the power of (insert theme here). I really do take it upon myself, too. […]

Column Post by Lakin Easterling “There is a seed of courage hidden (often deeply, it is true) in the heart of the fattest and most timid hobbit, waiting for some final and desperate danger to make it grow.” ~ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring {Chapter Fog on the Barrow-Downs} Few stories […]