From the Heart

  “Goodnight, sweetheart.” Megan kissed Emma on the forehead and moved toward the bedroom door. She reached for the light. “No, Mommy! Don’t turn out the light!” Megan stopped in her tracks and turned back to face her six-year-old daughter. “Why not?” “I’m afraid of...

The sound of the sliding glass door jolted Rebecca. She hurried to the den and peered outside. Sure enough, there stood Lucy on the deck, an umbrella clasped in her hands, peering out over the yard. What on earth? Rebecca pulled open the door, shivering as the chilled...

“Sam, wake up! We’re going to be late for church.” Samantha stuffed the pillow over her head and groaned as her father’s knock sounded on the bedroom door. The last thing she wanted to do on a Sunday morning was sit through a boring sermon. She had to deal with school...