Story told by Bob Beasley, written by Laurie Wang I was 46 years old when I met my mom. I always knew I was adopted. My adopted parents were great to me and I never felt the need to find out who my birth parents were. But this all changed when I got a phone call in winter 2001 from the Children’s Aid Society. The lady on the other line told me she had just gotten off the phone with my birth mother! “How was she?” I asked. “She’s very... > Full Story

This morning in our news there was an announcement from a prominent politician in our region. She resigned her position for “deeply personal” reasons. She went on to explain...

Continue reading "Decisions! Decisions!"

Kim Haller’s life seemed picture perfect – as a well-rounded teenager, she won a teen beauty pageant, and eventually went on to marry a professional hockey player, with whom...

Continue reading "Learning to Lean"

“Lord, help her” I prayed as I walked into the dark bedroom. She sat with her feeble body slumped in the rocking chair. Her pale face tilted to one side. Mother’s...

Continue reading "The Gift of a Moment"

Oh, we talk about the best cold medications and if cherry cough syrup tastes better to kids than orange. We can recommend preschools and sneakers. But the hardest part of parenting...

Continue reading "You Can Help A Grieving Heart"

It was one of those mornings! My frustrations were mounding up as high as the piles of dirty laundry littering the floor. Breakfast dishes were cluttering the table. Tyler’s first...

Continue reading "Miss Independent"

Children only know what they’ve been taught. Needless to say, sleep is one of the most important factors in your child’s well being. Their growth and social development depends...

Continue reading "Help Your Child Sleep Through the Night: 10 Tips for parents"

Working in youth ministry has taught me a lot, mostly how far I still have to go to become like Jesus. Still, the lessons I have learned are priceless and I wouldn’t trade my experiences...

Continue reading "Ministry Begins At Home"

1 Peter 2:2 “Like newborn babies you should crave (thirst for, earnestly desire) the pure (unadulterated) spiritual milk, that by it you may be nurtured and grow into (complete)...

Continue reading "Delight Yourself in the Lord . . . Because He Delights in You"

“I QUIT! Call a maid, I’m out of here.” I can’t say that I have never met a woman who at some point didn’t wish she had the option of quitting (her job, her...

Continue reading "Create your own Spiritual Renewal Spa"