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Before a closet full of clothing and a floor filled with shoes were the norm, before makeup and grooming supplies were here in abundance, the outward appearance mattered. When Thomas Jefferson’s daughter, Patsy, was a small child in the late 1700’s, he took care to teach her to value her ...

Anna Coleman Ladd wanted to help disfigured soldiers during World War I. Many young men were permanently disfigured due to the modern weapons of the time: including machine guns. Shattered jaws, noses sheared off, and in some cases, half of a young man’s face obliterated, these were the wounds that ...

It is a beautiful Saturday morning. Sunny, but the ground is a bit wet from the morning showers. I am seated by the pond near my home and am taking in the waterscape as part of my personal time of reflection. I usually pray and reflect in my living room, ...

I love object lessons. There’s something about them that helps me grasp spiritual lessons that otherwise elude me. However, I would like to share with you a lesson revolving around an ordinary, everyday object. Picture a piece of glass. Now, imagine that the glass represents the difficult circumstances in your ...

“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.” ~ Proverbs 6:6-8 The days of spring cleaning are here, and yet I have NO time! I don’t have time ...