by Valerie Steimle | Nov 30, 2016 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
I have been in an emotional daze for a few months now in moving across the country, finding a new job and making new friends. But the spell was broken a few days ago when tragedy struck and I was snapped out of my fog. A good friend; a very good friend had been in an...
by Delisa Hargrove | Nov 19, 2016 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Similar tragedy struck two families I love and admire during the same week–with drastically different outcomes. In both families (who don’t know each other), a beloved and only teenage son felt sick. Unknown to them, both teenagers had a cancerous T-cell...
by Nanette ONeal | May 24, 2015 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
Senseless death surrounds us. Innocent victims fall prey to depraved individuals, natural disasters wipe out whole villages, and disease ravages the bodies of loved ones who would otherwise have had years to live. Death is a natural succession after life, but when it...
by Jessica Clark | May 19, 2015 | Jessica Clark: Marriage—From Here to Eternity
How do you measure time? In seconds? Minutes? Hours? Days? Months? Years? How about an Olympiad (4 year cycles)? Or a Gigasecond (1 000, 000, 000 seconds or 31.7 years)? Maybe even a Mega Annum (1 million years)? Mathematically speaking, there is no end to the variety...
by Valerie Steimle | Aug 2, 2014 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
This past weekend was a tough one for me. My sister-in-law passed away unexpectedly leaving behind 7 grown children with 29 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. It was tough not only because of the surprise that she was taken so quickly after living an active and...
