I must admit that Carl wasn’t my first choice. At the time, he wasn’t even on my radar. I had requested a brown, female bulldog. Unfortunately, the brown beauty died only...

Already a cardiac patient for 17 years, I began experiencing pain that was much more severe than ever before. Ultimately I had to be taken to a specialized-care hospital in our...

I live in an area where storms, called nor’easters, ride up the coast and hit us hard. When such a storm is predicted, people stock up on essentials like bread, water,...

In my college physical-wellness class, I learned that three main types of weight training correspond to three different goals: using low weight 
for a long time produces muscular endurance, medium weight...

Every morning I watch as the sky begins to lighten. When I can see the sun’s brilliant rays skimming across the pasture, I know it is time to open the barn....

Twelve years ago I was diagnosed with chronic malaria. Every week I had to go to the hospital to receive proper treatment, and because of that, I faced deep despair. Some...

Farming on the high plains is a daunting task. With little rain, hot summers, and cold winters, growing anything other than weeds can be hard work. Fortunately, in many areas we...

When I was first diagnosed with cancer, my stomach knotted up with fear. What type of surgery should I have? When would radiation begin? How much 
chemotherapy would I need, if...

When my late husband, Charles, and I married, we 
committed ourselves completely to God by praying from the Wesley Covenant Prayer: “Let me be full, let me be empty; let me...

Recently I had the opportunity to live in a Hutterite colony in rural Minnesota. (The Hutterites are spiritual cousins to the Mennonites.) I wanted to experience firsthand what it was like...