In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

These suggestions for keeping one's mental house tidy may be your ticket to peace of mind.
Grab the keys, lock up the house, hop into the car, "and when thou has shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret." Then drive safely.
Laughter rang out from the other room where my husband and our two children were playing.
I lived alone before I married.

Straight talk on parenting

The challenges families face can run the gamut from the shortage of high-quality day care to the stress of an overly scheduled child whose opportunity for free play has been overrun by lessons, athletics, and other such activities. Here, a mother speaks frankly about the ongoing adjustments to her family's priorities as she strives to parent her daughter in accord with God's will.

Are prayers always answered?

In solving any problem, is it better to start with a wrong answer or the right one?

Being a good sport

Insights on sports from a football player, a gymnast, and a cocaptain of a volleyball team.
Chaplain Horton, who is based at present in Heidelberg, Germany, shares her thoughts on a variety of subjects in a daily bulletin that is faxed and e-mailed from her office to soldiers on duty in Germany, Hungary, and Bosnia.
Upon graduating from college with a major in business administration, I was one of the few who managed to find a position during the great Depression in the 1930s.

Worry-free about the future

If worries loom large on your horizon, you'll appreciate this approach to a more confident outlook on the future.

I was tired of being angry at work

Learn how stress gave way to joy once the author turned wholeheartedly to God for help.

Red tape? No way out?

This family's trip overseas was nearly ruined, until prayer opened the way to a resolution.