When I was a teenager, my parents, twin sister Laura and I lived in a 100-year-old, remodeled ranch house on 40 acres of rolling hills …
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Chain of Miracles
It was a peaceful Friday afternoon. Vases of flowers and cards filled with loving messages covered the polished table. The painful panic was just beginning …
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What amazes me about people is that even though some are faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, they move ahead with courage and hope. I’m inspired …
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When I was growing up, my weekends felt boring and ritualistic. Since my dad is a pastor, we went to church, and then my parents …
Read More »The Gift of Ciara
Ciara was our first child, born during the lazy days of summer when hopes were high and dreams weaved themselves into the fabric of our …
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Like many people, I grew up in a poor family. My mom was a single mother to us four kids and did her best to provide …
Read More »Can God Use Me?
“Don’t give up! Keep pushing!” As I look into the eyes of this innocent woman, I know right away that I am far from home. …
Read More »My Journey Out
I write music; always have. Since I was four years old and teaching my sisters the lyrics to my first hit, “sister came and popped …
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My husband and I were enjoying a warm summer evening and talking about the trip to Steamboat Rock State Park we were planning for the …
Read More »Dead But Still Alive
It was a warm summer day in 1975. I was living in Atlanta, Georgia, at the time teaching Social Studies. We lived in a town home in the …
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