No matter what you’ve done for yourself or for humanity, if you can’t look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished? —Lee Iacocca (b. 1924), American businessman and author If there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so…
I collect four-leaf clovers. It’s a sort of hobby, like knitting or shooting hoops. According to the noble creed of clover collectors, each leaf represents something: the first leaf, hope; the second, faith; the third, love; and the fourth, not surprisingly, good fortune. To most of those who are fortunate…
Over the years I have seen some dear friends be marvelously blessed by God.Some of these same people had previously gone through what seemed to be a series of incredibly trying times. They had faced a lot of difficulty, had been deeply disappointed, and hadn’t seen the fulfillment of their…
I don’t know how an elephant survives 22 months of pregnancy. I have been pregnant twice, and nine months is more than enough for me. For weeks I couldn’t wait for the baby to be born, but then when I was in the throes of labor it seemed there would…
Eighty thousand spectators in the stands and millions of viewers worldwide watch as he takes his place alongside the other competitors. Years of preparation and countless hours of training have brought him to this place in time, the starting blocks of the Olympic 100-meter dash final. Now it all comes…