From the Heart

Connie slid open the screen door to air out the kitchen. When she decided to clean the oven, she had no idea how much it would stink up the house. But with everything else going on, cleaning the house was something she could control. She moved around the first floor,...

  Sharon settled onto her beach chair, keeping the kids in sight by the edge of the water. A moment later, her sister-in-law, Annie, took the chair beside her. “Looks like the cousins are getting along well.” Sharon adjusted the umbrella to shade them. Annie...

              Kendra awoke with an emptiness in her soul. It would take a long time to get over the loss of Dad. She’d had plenty of warning, but that didn’t make it any easier. Who would she call when her car was making strange noises, and who would, one day, God...