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Back on track

Back on track

Curtis Peter van Gorder

I use the GPS on my phone all the time. For someone like me, who’s always on the move, life is so much easier with easy clear directions. But I also remember the sinking... »

Blind man’s lead

Blind man’s lead

Avi Bauer

I had just moved to Winnipeg, Canada, and the Internet connection at my apartment had yet to be installed, so I was on my way to a nearby café to get online and do some w... »

The magic of forgiveness

The magic of forgiveness

Victoria Olivetta

“I wish you had been born a boy!” I don’t know how many times I heard my mother say that as I was growing up. I understand better now, considering her own upbringing and... »

Riverside walk

Riverside walk

Anna Perlini

Long discussions regarding possible changes made the future seem foggier by the day. Several years earlier, my husband and I, together with a few friends, had founded a h... »

Down in the salt mines

Down in the salt mines

Joyce Suttin

We went down 378 spiraling steps into the Wieliczka Salt Mine in southern Poland, wondering what we would find and thinking about how easy it would be to get lost in the... »

Moment by moment

Moment by moment

Koos Stenger

When our son Pete was three, he was diagnosed with leukemia, and from one moment to the next, our lives changed drastically. There are no instruction manuals that can pre... »

Face the storm

Face the storm

Anna Ranta

Quite a few years ago, our small family was traveling on a freighter from Europe to our new field of service in South America. Due to long delays in the loading of the sh... »

Riding the dragon

Riding the dragon

Strapping on my harness and checking my gear to make sure it was secure, I held the reins tightly in my hands. The winged creature lurched, squirmed, wriggled, and writhe... »

The payoff of perseverance

The payoff of perseverance

Elena S.

“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”—Christopher Robin (A. A. Milne) The first time I read this quote, I thought of a st... »

Winter is coming

Winter is coming

Phillip Lynch

I dislike cold, icy, snowy winters. That is a big reason I was happy living in Mexico for many years. But now my wife and I are in Canada, and yesterday it snowed. It is... »

Hard knocks

Hard knocks

Marie Boisjoly

Have you ever wondered why it is that from time to time you find yourself going through the school of hard knocks? Just when you’re thriving on some “ups” in your life, s... »

Three cups of tea

Three cups of tea

Alexander S.

Right after graduating from high school, two friends and I decided to travel around the western Mediterranean. It was 1969, and the streets of Europe were filled with you... »