True Wealth
I walked down the stairs and peered through the foyer to our Christmas tree, where the gifts I had carefully wrapped for our children hid beneath the bottom branches. Seemingly out of nowhere, a pang...
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Author: Laura Colella
Thank You For Showing Us
God’s original intention in creating humanity was for people to live with Him as family. This began with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, preserving the human bloodline with Noah, and then in His...
Shared Humanity
Our kitchen buzzed with chaotic energy as parents and kids scrambled to get ready—lunches to pack, backpacks to be filled, and the clock was ticking louder with each passing second
The Path To Our Salvation
In the beginning, God created a garden and humans to dwell within it. And while that garden was home for the woman and man, they weren’t left there alone. God was with them in the garden—not just...
Radiate Love.
As a math teacher, I went to a multi-day workshop for a new curriculum. The presenter asked us to gather around so she could demonstrate a project from the program. She didn’t have her space set up...
Make Room At The Table
Thanksgiving Day can be bittersweet. It’s a time for reflection and reconnection. And with that comes recognition (or avoidance) of the highs and lows, laughter and tears, joy and sorrow of the...
Kindness Blooms
During an in-service day as a middle school teacher in the city of Elgin, a gentleman spoke to us about students learning English as a second language. He described an assignment in which they were...
Love Your Enemy?
I have someone in my life who is particularly difficult to be around. When we are in a private conversation, she will interrupt and talk over me or completely ignore what I say.
Holding A Grudge
One Sunday after church, my husband Dave, who always makes a pros and cons list and follows the rules and directions, turned and said, "Nancy, God's gonna ask us to do something soon that will change...