Tears from Blind Eyes
"How's my little girl?" asked my uncle reaching out to his daughter pulling her close. She giggled and my heart drooled as I watched him give her a loving hug and a kiss. At 10 years of age I cried out in silence for a little of that tenderness. Words of endearment never slipped from my dad's lips. And... >Read More
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Jan Perez Eckles,
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The Perfect Friend
This is a story of a changed life, as told to Power to Change Ministries.
I was born in Belgrade, the capitol of Yugoslavia and Serbia, in an average Serbian family. As I can recall it, I had a very happy childhood.
My parents (my mom and grandma, as my dad died when I was a baby) tried to protect me... >Read More
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The Prodigal
I remember when my brother, Jim, left home. I came from an able, happy family, but this did not stop us from having problems.
I was born in Kisumu, the third largest town in Kenya. We were a close family of eight children–three brothers and five sisters–of which I am the youngest.
When I was about 11 years old I went... >Read More
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Philisters Obunga,
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Facing Our Fears: Bomb Scare in India
It was December and my husband, Marvin, and I, along with another couple, were on one of those "around the world in 10 days" trips. We'd been in the air for five days already and were feeling weary. I was eager to get home to complete my Christmas preparations.
We had been in Ethiopia and were on our way to... >Read More
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katherine j. kehler,
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The Rock
I based my whole life on a t-shirt which read: "Basketball is life and the rest is details."
I had finally reached the pinnacle of my basketball career. All the sacrifices, hard work, and persistence had finally paid off. I was going to the 1996 Olympic Games. We were representing Canada, competing against the world's best, chasing after a gold...... >Read More
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Sue Stewart,
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An Unexpected Life
He told me with a pair of diamond earrings. “Happy birthday,” my husband said, his eyes glassy. I knew something was wrong. My birthday was still a few weeks away.
Then David said it: he was going to Iraq. He’d received orders that his squadron would be deployed in a few weeks, and he would be leaving for war… on... >Read More
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brigette straub,
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husband,
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marriage,
parenting,
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The King's Daughter
I had an "attitude." I'm sure you've heard that phrase before, but to me it was real. Only I didn't recognize it at the time.
I come from a family of six children and I am the second youngest child. My parents started our family in their early twenties and my younger brother was born when Mom was forty-five. Dad... >Read More
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Trudy Mycroft,
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My Child is Different
Story told by Anita Aubuchon, written by Alli Vail
My second husband and... >more
Finding the Real Me
From a young age I struggled with a lack of sexual identity.
I... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)