She Gave a Vietnam Vet the Love He Needed in His Final Days

I sat beside the elderly veteran’s bed in the hospice unit. Watching him struggle to draw breath, I…

She Found Her Heart and Home in Remote Nepal

She Followed God’s Voice to Battle Addiction

The opera stage is crowded with outsized characters, and in my long career as a leading soprano I’ve…

She Donated a Kidney to the Cop Who Arrested Her

I flopped onto my bed, exhausted. It was late, so late my teenagers were asleep. I’d put in…

She Conquered Her Addiction with Persistent Prayer

As the cell door clanged shut behind me, I slumped onto a dirty cot and stared at my…

She Asked God for Help with Her Husband’s Addiction

A secret is a powerful thing. It can protect or it can destroy. And the energy it takes…

Shaka Senghor: The Healing Power of Forgiveness

Today, Shaka Senghor is a motivational speaker, a mentor, an MIT Media Fellow alum, one of Oprah Winfrey’s…

Setting a Course for Happiness

Early last week I had a moment to go through our 11-year-old daughter Eloise’s school papers (why I…

Self-Care: What Is It and Why Should You Practice It?

Do you take care of yourself? It seems like a simple question with an automatic answer. Many of…

Seize the Moment with Positive Thinking

The best seize the moment because they don’t allow their fear of failure to define them. They know…

Seeker of Faith, Painter of Light

One afternoon, early in my career, I attended a showing of my work in a small gallery in…

“See It and Believe It”

A few years after my dad went to be with the Lord and I stepped up to pastor…