I know Bible metaphors are sometimes lost on children, but I temporarily forgot the day my 3-year-old volunteered during lunch, "I got Jesus in my heart." "That's great," I replied. "It makes me happy...
Don Wilton writes: "People quit on us when they don't feel valued. George and Mary Lou were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. A reporter asked George, 'What's your recipe for a long, happy m...
Here's an illustration from the animated movie Shrek 2, courtesy of MovieMinistry.com: The Big Idea: Does fate rule our lives, or can we choose? Scene Setup: Shrek, Donkey, and Puss in Boots have ma...
Happiness is...running? OK, perhaps it has more to do with diet, exercise and gr-attitude...
Don't worry; be happy. It's good for your heart health....
Do the things you dream of regarding the holidays match reality? Are you more stressed than blessed by trying to take time off to be with and enjoy your family during Christmas?...
Consumerism runs rampant, which marketers and retailers are happy to promote....
Newspapers recently carried the story of Malibu, a yellow Labrador, who disappeared from her owners' yard in Gloversville, N.Y., in 2000. She was only 9 months old....
There once was a poor, rural family who were greatly concerned because their little boy had not started talking. The family didn’t have many resources to call upon, so the problem went on for a long t...
Mother's Reward You are the trip I did not take, You are the pearls I cannot buy. You are my blue Italian lake, You are my piece of foreign sky. You are my Honolulu moon. You are the book I...
A University of Southern California study found that greater wealth didn't translate into greater happiness. The survey monitored the lives of approximately 1,500 people over the course of thirty y...
Maximus Julias Pauson was not given a name at birth and went without one for 19 years. His birth certificate simply said “Baby Boy. Name to Come.” ...
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote this prayer for Christmas: “Loving Father, help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of angels, the gladness of the shepherds and the worship of t...
Recently the Associated Press carried a story of a Saudi American man named Saleh-al-Sayeri, who has been married 58 times. He has not broken any laws in his culture, which allows divorce and allows ...
Newspapers recently carried the story of Malibu, a yellow Labrador, who disappeared from her owners’ yard in Gloversville, N.Y., in 2000. She was only was 9 months old. Cyndi McCullough was s...