A resident of Massachusetts tells how prayer and a deep commitment to family help her sustain a long-distance caregiving relationship with her grandmother in Florida.
One morning, I was standing at the kitchen sink doing the dishes, when I thought distinctly, "What would you do if they brought Peter home injured from an automobile accident?
I'VE MADE IT A POINT
while raising my three children—especially my teenage daughter, Katie—to steer clear of focusing on their weight, height, or overall body type.
As a teacher of chemistry in Nebraska and Missouri high schools, and as a chemistry laboratory technician at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, I have always enjoyed demonstrating to my students the beauty inherent in chemical systems—beauty not only in the colors and forms they often take, but also in the intellectual elegance they portray.
When he sustained extensive facial injuries in a biking accident, Nelson Burris could have been worried about what he was going to end up looking like. But his trust in the power of prayer kept him calm and restored his face. See for yourself.
Sure, people say these things all the time: "Everybody's beautiful in God's eyes." "What counts is what's inside." "Clothes don't make the man." But here's why they're actually true.
