A Novel of Elizabeth I by Sandra Byrd

What would it be like to leave your country and your family forever to serve the most powerful woman in the world and marry one of the richest and most highly-titled men in England? Bestselling author Sandra Byrd answers that …[ read more ]

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A Wide-Open Door for a Great Work

“There is a wide-open door for a great work here…” (1 Corinthians 16:9). I grew up in Maryland in a close, extended family with our own “compound” and big holidays and Sunday dinners. After graduating from college, however, God led …[ read more ]

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“You’ll Be in My Heart,” Our Father-Daughter Dance

In June 1999, I moved to China, and Tarzan hit the theaters. Shortly after my parents said goodbye to their only daughter, they went to see Disney’s animated movie about a boy raised by gorillas. When Tarzan’s adopted mom told him …[ read more ]

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Funny Things Kids Say: Michaela Brunke 2014

One of my favorite things about having little kids is all the funny things they say. My oldest daughter, Michaela, turned three in August. Here are some of the funniest things she said in 2014: 10 During worship team practice, …[ read more ]

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New-Mom Must-Haves: 9 Unexpected Needs

Congratulations! Your one-of-a-kind miracle is on his way—or already here. No person on Earth has ever been, or will ever be, quite like your son or daughter. And you will come to love this child more than you can imagine. …[ read more ]

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