Paige Pyskoty crouched in the closet of her drug-dealer-turned-boyfriend’s house. It wasn’t her rock-bottom moment, but it was close.
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583 || Nora Rose Is Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
The medical student’s voice rang clear and calloused over the phone: The test results showed Katie Malone’s daughter had Trisomy 13, a complicated — and often fatal — condition. Trisomy 13 is when...
581 || The Secret Faith of Kobe Bryant
"Was I afraid of going to jail? Yes. It was 25-to-life, man. I was terrified,” Kobe said. Kobe Bryant was a great athlete and father, but being rich and famous didn’t keep him from mistakes or...
579 || The Move
I have come back to this empty apartment to check one last time that we haven’t left anything behind. I walk slowly, my sneakers whispering across the tiled floors, looking into every corner of each...
Father’s Day Grace: The Evensong Incident
Grace and magnanimity are in notoriously short supply these days. On the Sunday evening of June 18th — Fathers Day — an incident occurred that could have resulted in endless rounds of accusations,...
547 || Rest for the Weary
Some people still don’t understand why Alabama couple Chris and Jess Gordon have become respite foster parents. “I get people saying things to me like, ‘Oh, I could never have a child come into my...
544 || Community is No Coincidence
by Susan Tonarelli When our son was 2, specialists diagnosed him with severe developmental delays and autism. I didn’t know anyone at the time with a special needs child, and I felt lost and alone....
546 || The Lawyer Who Brought Good News
By Patricia Hartley Our church was in debt. Big-time debt. A big, looming debt we still owed from the $7 million loan we had taken to build an addition we called the Christian Life Center. The...
533 || Cool Water From Flint — And It’s Not What You Think
Capable is a word I have always thought applied to me. Growing up, I was not the top student in high school or the best dancer in my ballet classes, but I could always do what was asked of me. So...