And the day had started with such promise. Bradley Porter jiggled his leg as he sat at his desk scowling at his assignment. He was a smart boy, earning top marks in every subject. He loved his little Christian school, sporting a pressed uniform and cardigan; but most of all ...

If there is one thing I have learned over the past year it’s that hope never leaves.  It is always present, always ready, and always available.  Just like grace is free, so is hope.  However, we must sometimes reach out and ask for it, and accept it within ourselves. I ...

I have some vivid memories of our old house: making blanket forts over the dining room table and hiding underneath, playing with my mother’s costume jewelry in my parents’ bedroom when I should have been  napping, and the Christmas season when Santa visited and left a small china cup on ...