by LoriAHatcher | Jun 24, 2024 | Christian Living, Family
The Swanson family collected stray cats and stray people. I was one of them. I was sixteen years old, the new kid in school, and lonely. But the Swansons were kind, and when their son brought me home, they adopted me into the family. For three years, I ate meals...
by LoriAHatcher | Jun 17, 2024 | Christian Living
Passengers on United Airlines Flight 1175 thought they might die. Midway through their trip from San Francisco to Honolulu, they heard a loud bang. The aircraft began shaking. Passengers on the right side of the plane noticed parts of the engine cover...
by LoriAHatcher | Jun 3, 2024 | Christian Living, Prayer
“I’m so worried,” I said to my classmates. “I don’t know how I’m going to pay for school next year. My scholarship has run out. I don’t have money for tuition, let alone uniforms and instruments.” Spring semester was coming to a close in my first year of dental...
by LoriAHatcher | May 27, 2024 | Christian Living, Prayer
Prayer is a lonely business. Especially those middle of the night prayers, when the world is asleep, and we are awake. Our hearts grow faint when darkness looms loud and the sky seems an impenetrable ceiling. Satan, that deceiver of the brethren, whispers softly,...
by LoriAHatcher | May 20, 2024 | Christian Living, Family, Prayer
From the time my daughter was a newborn, she was an excellent communicator. She could pack more meaning and emotion into one syllable than any child I knew. Other babies in the church nursery would work up to the full expression of their need. When their...
by LoriAHatcher | May 13, 2024 | Christian Living, Prayer
My friend Sarah is waiting for God to send her a husband. Katie longs to have a baby. Josie’s waiting for her prodigal to come home, and Mark’s waiting for a new job. All four believe God has the power to answer their requests. Surely it would be easy for Him to send...
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