I Would Have Said Yes
An Interview with Lisa Simmons
Lisa Simmons knows the difference between life’s candy shop and vitamin shop. Her second child Daniel was diagnosed with Autism when Autism was an obscure diagnosis . . .1 in 10,000 children, compared to 1 in fewer than 70 children today. The bitter diagnosis didn’t taste good, feel good, or make her happy; but in […]
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The Gift That Keeps on Giving—The Caregiver’s Notebook
An Interview with Jolene Philo
I ran out of ink printing the new-patient forms for my son’s doctor appointment. I’m not kidding. Thirty-five pages and two hours later, I stacked the forms on top of two five-inch education binders already filled with hundreds of pages of medical, therapy, and specialists’ evaluations. I also had two CDs containing a sleep study […]
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Seeing Life Through Different Eyes
An Interview with Gordon Mote
We’ve all said a time or two, “The problem with life is that it’s so daily”! Horns honking, kids crying, TV’s blaring, bills to pay, laundry to fold, and dishes to wash; we’re all driven to distraction. Sadly, such distractions also limit our focus on what’s really important. In fact, have you stopped recently to […]
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How You Can Keep Running and Finish Well
An Interview with Ken and Joni Eareckson Tada
This year, Joni and Friends celebrates 35 years of ministry, transforming lives for the disabled population around the world. Forty-seven years ago, a young woman was lying in a hospital bed, bewildered about life and faith after a paralyzing accident. Although being an Olympian was probably not one of her considerations, Joni chose the mind-set […]
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How to Find Hope That Lasts
An Interview with Marilyn Meberg
I remember a childhood rhyme kids used to say to tease one another. It ended with something like “. . . first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage.” And somewhere between childhood rhymes and the developed rhythms of adult life, these witty sayings became internalized beliefs—as if life should […]
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Transforming Your Church One Family at a Time
An Interview with Barbara Newman
Labels are everywhere! We live in a world that labels everything from coffee cups and clothing to food ingredients and designer fashions. While labels are helpful for things, they can be incredibly damaging when they define people—their value, character, or significance. And we do this all the time without thinking. Change must begin to take […]
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3 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me: A Dad’s Story
An Interview with Bob West
In .22 seconds, more than 94,400,000 links to the word parenting came up in my search engine, revealing that we certainly don’t lack for material on the topic of parenting. However, the parenting process is far more complex than a list of links or a load of head knowledge, and parenting is profoundly more complicated […]
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God’s Providential Hand: From Deep, Dark Valleys to New Light and Life
An Interview with Craig Johnson
The word surprise has different meanings to many of us. There is much fun in celebrating someone with a surprise party or gift. But what about those surprising, unforeseen, unexpected events that come along? For example: A car accident The loss of a job The loss of a loved one or child A life-changing diagnosis […]
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Embracing Our Weirdness with Wonderful Strength
An Interview with Laurie Wallin
Wonderfully weird . . . not many of us would put those two words together. However, Laurie Wallin—certified life coach, speaker, teacher, and gifted author—reveals that God has in place a master plan for our lives that is, indeed, weird and wonderful. Most often, we get stuck in the frustrations of being different—or in the […]
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Overcoming Your Life’s Overwhelming Demands
An Interview with Barbara Dittrich
Within 24 hours after the birth of her son, Barbara and her husband were told their baby has severe hemophilia, a life-threatening blood disorder. In this candid interview, Barbara shares about her marriage, raising a child with a life-threatening disease, her struggles with depression, interacting with others, and how she helps other families through her […]
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How to Find Your “Me Time” as a Caregiver
An Interview with Cindi Ferrini
Most caregivers today find it nearly impossible to take time for themselves. Statistics prove that caregivers are more likely to have compromised health, shorter life spans, emotional and physical struggles, and lack the time to attend to their own needs. But there is hope! Cindi Ferrini has lived as a caregiver for more than 33 […]
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Joni & Ken: An Untold Love Story
An Interview with Ken and Joni Eareckson Tada
In less than a minute, life can change forever. For Joni, in less than one minute, a dive into shallow water decades ago resulted in quadriplegia for the rest of her life. For Joni and Ken, in less than one minute, the words “stage 3 breast cancer” rang through their ears. What’s more, most minutes […]
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