The Prom
June means romance and roses. It also means the prom. My husband, Ken, who taught high school, had always donned his tuxedo this time of year—he and I would chaperone the seniors at their prom. The early hours...
15
Jun
15
Jun
My Daddy’s Determination
Today I’m thinking of my daddy and the sheer determination that characterized so much of his life. As a little girl, I thought him larger than life, up to...
14
Jun
Face-to-Face
These are words of a God in love. God thinks my soul is beautiful when I praise him! It makes me want to praise him in word and with singing all the more. “Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! For praise...
14
Jun
Marge’s Care
Marge had the heart of a child. She may have been forty years old, but she loved friendships with six- to ten-year-old kids. Marge had an intellectual...
13
Jun
Waiting on the Groom
When all the preparations for the consummation of the marriage contract were completed, it was customary for the Jewish bridegroom to go for his bride at night. He would march toward her village with his friends, in...
13
Jun
Matias’s New Wheelchair Will Help Him Follow His Dreams
Five-year-old Matias and his parents, Patricia and Joel, live in the Dominican Republic. Before Matias was born, both Patrcia and Joel had settled careers...
13
Jun
Meet Special Needs Father and Pediatric Neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Warf
A proud father of six, including a daughter living with significant disabilities, Ben knows the refining fire of personal suffering. As a pioneering...
12
Jun
The Betrothal
In the old Jewish tradition, this is how a bride and groom became engaged: The young man traveled to the home of his loved one to ask for her hand in marriage. A dowry was agreed upon. It was the price paid by the groom to secure...
12
Jun
Ja’s Presence Brings Great Joy to His Family
From a very young age, both Steven and Erin felt called to adopt a child one day. After they fell in love, and realized they had a likeminded calling, it was...
11
Jun
A Blinding, Wonderful Light
The other day I was telling my friend Doug Vinez how, on Saturday mornings when I was a kid, my neighborhood friends and I would hop on the streetcar and head to the Ambassador Theatre. We would load up on Peanut...
