2016

One winter, when the birds were all leaving south for warmer areas, one little bird broke its wing on the way and was left behind. Soon frost and snow covered the forest and she was cold and [...]

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry. [...]

The custom of sending Christmas cards was started in the United Kingdom in 1843. The new Post Office was able to offer a penny stamp because new railways were being built which could carry much [...]

There are so many great causes to support this time of year. From food for the needy to a simple visit to those without families in nursing homes, whatever the cause you wish to support, giving [...]

American radio broadcaster Paul Harvey told a modern parable called “The Man and the Birds”. The parable follows a man who can’t bring himself to believe the story of Jesus as God incarnate. On [...]

By Michael Marks I had no Christmas spirit when I breathed a weary sigh, and looked across the table where the bills were piled too high. The laundry wasn’t finished and the car I had to fix, My [...]

Gretchen Swift & Tammy Nicola Gretchen Swift and Tammy Nicola aren’t just “cancer buddies”; together, their helping make medical history. Both women have been diagnosed with triple negative [...]

Marjory Sheehy In 1999, Marjory Sheehy’s fifteen-month-old daughter was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. “It was 9-9-99,” Marjory explains. “Some people said the world would end that day. It [...]

August 2014: the summer before Rocky was diagnosed Cancer can feel like a nightmare. Diagnosis and subsequent treatment can be devastating to a patient, and it is hard on the patient’s family as [...]

Jennea Sire If you ask any cancer survivor, they’ll tell you that their support system was crucial to their recovery. In Jennea Sire’s case, it wasn’t just the people in her life that helped her [...]