Not sure why you are going through this personal tragedy? Searching for why God is doing this? Take our Life Lesson called "Built By Brokenness" and find some answers that you have been searching for. After losing our twins girls at 20 weeks gestation, my world completely fell apart. As I gingerly attempted to reintegrate my new, raw reality...

"If we are faithless (do not believe and are untrue to Him), He remains true, (faithful to His Word and righteous character), for He cannot deny Himself" (2 Timothy 2:14). Two little girls were playing dress up in gramma's attic. They were playing "pretend church." The younger girl asked the other, "Jane, do you pray every day?" The knowledgeable...

"No man is an Island, entire of itself" ~ John Donne With world population well over six billion, it seems strange to think that anyone could be lonely. The Internet, cell phones, pagers and wireless devices are everywhere, but in this midst of all of this community, many of us still find ourselves alone. Our lives are crowded with people when...

From the time I was three years old until I was twenty-four, I lived in the same city. Then I moved three thousand miles away to begin a new job. The first year away presented some of the deepest loneliness I've ever known. I feel things very deeply and that loneliness was thick, almost tangible. I was very homesick. I had no family or friends...

I’ll never forget the day my husband proposed. It was a chilly Saturday in early December and he was moving home from school for Christmas holidays. I had no idea a diamond ring was hidden in his pocket. We were both elated and couldn’t wait to share the news with all our friends and family. Less than six months later we stood at the altar...

There are definite ways to help advance an acquaintance to a friendship. Even if it still takes a "time test" to see if your friendship will last, here are 10 tips to help the process along: Show an interest in your acquaintance's life–family, work, hobbies, and your personal concerns. If an acquaintance asks you to come through, do it. If...

"The very act of preparing and serving tea encourages conversation. The little spaces in time created by teatime rituals call out to be filled with conversation. Even the tea itself--warm and comforting-inspires a feeling of relaxation and trust that fosters shared confidences."(Emilie Barnes, "If Teacups Could Talk") Picture yourself and your...