Author: Jo Ann Fore

Column Post by Lisa Easterling Dear Mama, These are days I really could use being able to talk to you. I think we would be spending a lot of time together, you and I. I wish I had made more time for you when you were still here. I know you would say it’s okay, […]

          {Guest Post by Lisa Easterling}   Guarded safe by fence of steel Cannot cry and cannot feel Never need or hurt or grieve It’s what I want them to believe Walls are strong and chasm wide I need no one by my side Sitting in a rocking chair Late at […]

Column Post by Lakin Easterling “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.” Emily Dickinson I am relatively new to motherhood. I have a beautiful 22-month-old daughter, Belle. It feels like just yesterday I saw her tiny round fists and soft cheeks and wide eyes peeping at me from above the surgical […]

Guest Post by Susan Tolles The Bible is full of stories about mercy and compassion. In the Old Testament, God showed compassion on mankind when He spared Noah and his family, when He led the Israelites out of Egypt in spite of their continued sin, and when he raised Lazarus from the dead. God’s ultimate […]

Column Post by Kelly Heuer I have a ridiculous sense of right and wrong. By that I mean that wrongs outrage me. Especially when they go unpunished or, worse, are accepted as the norm. I look at all the horrible things we do to each other, the awful things we are the victims of, and […]

    What toy do you remember most from childhood? What do you remember most vividly about it? Who gave it to  you? Was it a gift for a special occasion? What memories does it evoke? What emotions?

Who was your childhood hero? Who are your heroes now? How have your heroes inspired you in the past? How do they inspire you now? Whose hero are you? How do you feel about being someone else’s hero?

Column Post by Laura Hyers Hope is a hard thing for me. I’ve struggled with anxiety my whole life, and since I graduated high school depression has with some frequency come to wrap its dark fingers around my whole life. I married my best friend last July, and the first year of marriage has been […]

Column Post by Lisa Easterling I am simply amazed by God’s perfect timing. Have you ever had moments where you were just completely in awe of Him and His perfect plan? Moments when your spirit bubbles over with so much joy you almost can’t contain it? It’s difficult to think about the perfection of His timing and the divinely […]

Guest Post by Beth Jones A friend of mine is currently walking through a marital separation and possible divorce. Her husband left her and their two beautiful children to live in his own luxury apartment in the next state. He thinks things are better this way, and he said he’s happier. He enjoys having more […]