Story Harvest

As far back as I can remember I dreamed of growing up, getting married, and having a little girl. My mom and I have always …

It was another wintry day. My preschool-aged daughter and I were grocery shopping. We had rushed into the store from the car to stay as …

You could have heard a pin drop in the auditorium. All eyes were on the stage where Ken was standing. All ears were listening to …

Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina is 500,000 acres. That’s a lot of land for two eight-year-olds to get lost in. It was our first …

It was a beautiful summer morning in Oregon’s Jefferson State Park wilderness. My friends and I had just arrived at the gravel parking lot on …

When I was a little girl, my world was small. We didn’t really go to church much, I had friends in the neighborhood and school …

On October 18, 2016, I was sailing on a cargo ship, the MV Baltic Sea, to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Early in the …

The date was July 8, 2014. A reverse 911 call came through with tornado warnings. A tornado? I’ve seen results of tornadoes in the news, but …

The day of January 25, 1978, had been favorable—rain and fog, a little misty, but the temperature a mild 40 degrees—when I clocked in at …

The exciting days leading up to my college tour were filled with apprehension, plans and preparation for the future. I didn’t know what I wanted …