I was seventeen years old and working at a Bible conference that summer. Housekeeping (cleaning up after campers) was my self-chosen job because...

"Should we schedule the funeral right now?"  My startled response to Chuck's question lasted only a few seconds.  He had just bought me a large gardenia tree for Mother's Day.  Gardenias are one of my favorite flowers. Their beauty and scent are comfort food for my soul…

I was seventeen years old and working at a Bible conference that summer. Housekeeping (cleaning up after campers) was my self-chosen job because I wanted to spend as much time on the beach as possible. Unlike the waitresses, dishwashers and cooks, housekeepers had their afternoons off once the floors were swept and…

Before the lights in my own life went out, God prepared me for the darkness by introducing me to women whose faith gripped my own soul and helped stir up a hunger to know and love Jesus no matter what.  Joni Eareckson Tada is one of those women…