Traveling the Infertility Roller Coaster
April, 10 2018
by Susan Porter - For many years I traveled up and down the infertility-miscarriage roller coaster. Each day I plotted my temperature on a chart and often tears came to my eyes as I thought, no baby again this month. For five years the doctors administered the routine tests and found no reason for our infertility. Shortly after our decision to end treatment the doctor's [...]
Change for the Better
April, 10 2018
by Riah Gonzales - In order for things to change, you have to change. In order for things to be better, you have to be better. I don’t really know who wrote it, but after reading this reflection I will be forever grateful to whoever came up with that thought. In order for things to change, I have to change… ouch! Possible? With God, yes, but on our own, we can’t. There are a [...]
Birthday Surprise
April, 10 2018
by Jennifer Anne Messing - "May I take your order, please?" The voice broke into my thoughts, above the din of the busy Portland, Oregon restaurant. December is always such a hectic time of the year. I was relieved that a waitress had finally come. As I turned to face her, I froze. Could it really be my sister Jiji--who lives in the Philippines--taking my order? "Jiji!" I cried. [...]
The Man I Want to Know
June, 10 2016
by Cyndie Pineda - I once read the first part of a wonderful book that told how a young man remembered his Sunday school class and the smell of crayons and glue. The stories that were shared of a man named Jesus had often crossed his mind, although for many years he did not understand the stories. I suppose when I read this my own memories of a Sunday school classroom flooded [...]