GRATEFUL FOR THE INTERRUPTIONMonday October 24th was a beautiful day, as my sister and I set out for a walk. Little did I know of the interruption to my life that was just fifty minutes away. We had arrived at the beach on Saturday with our Mom, and were looking...

My niece, Jacquelyn, and her younger daughter, Margaret, were riding in the car and listening to Christian music. The words of the song playing spoke of Jesus’ death. Margaret, who was riding in the back seat of the car suddenly said, “Wait. Wait. Jesus is dead?” Her mom thought to herself, “Oh boy, how do I explain this to a five year old so she will understand?”

NEVER WILL I LEAVE YOU I was assigned Group B of the Southwest flight that morning, which meant most of the window and aisle seats would be taken by the time I boarded. As I boarded the plane, the stewardess announced that the only seats remaining were middle seats....