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By: Sharon O'Day "Walking with the Wise" Series of Life Stories! Okay, I use the word “girl” loosely. I mean anyone of the female gender between 21 and 65. Or older … And I’m not talking mascara. Or Tampax®. Or Spanx®. Or a Cinnamon Dolce Latte. I’m talking about the real foundations of life. Not […]
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He believed he was the 'black sheep' of his family… By: Susan McKenzie Mark was a giant of a man, but under his powerful exterior hid a man who just wanted to know love. One of the first questions in our Life Story Interview Prompts is, "What is your earliest memory?" You know you're in […]
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"A Psychopath's Confession" I was born in East Germany, before the Wall came down. When I was 9-months old my biological father packed me in a suitcase and smuggled me into West Germany, depositing me into an orphanage. At 18-months, I was adopted by a high level US military man. My adopted mom suffered a […]
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Choosing Love Today By: Susan McKenzie I used to believe that if you were kind and thoughtful, serve faithfully in church, be frugal with finances so you can give lots of money away to worthy causes, work hard, travel a lot, have fun, and always try to be nice to everyone, that you would have […]
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Misty Hollow – My Magical Place Guest writer of the week – "Walking with the Wise" Series By: Murray Lincoln, the Woodcarver of Misty Hollow "Where’re you going Grandpa?” My short legs followed his stride through the tall golden grass out past Grandma’s garden. The grass was dry and shimmered in the sun. It led […]
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As I pray, I wonder, "Is it enough?" Kara's Story Living with a narcissist or a sociopath is a day-by-day fight for survival. Often, due to shared child custody and visitation, the abuse never ends; and in fact, the abuse becomes much more subtle, clever, and designed to make you feel like you're going crazy. […]
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We are God's princess warriors, not mere survivors of abuse. "Part 1: Breaking the Silence" by Susan McKenzie Recently I was warned to be quiet. Threatened and blackmailed into silence. But that's not why I've been quiet for more than a year, neglecting this website and my writing almost entirely! No, […]
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Silent No More: Fighting the Good Fight By: Susan Deborah Schiller I've been silent for too many years. Because our lives were public, I believe I need to speak up using our real names, even though I wish I could write a better story, a more pleasing story, a funny story… anything other than this. […]
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By: Linda Honea In the "Write to Freedom" series, where readers become writers! Editor's Note: I love it when friends send me pieces of their life stories! We can see the "Divine Thread" as my friend, Linda, calls it, which weaves our lives together in ways that leave us in awe! Is it amazing or […]
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Secret Heroes – Do You Have One in Your Life? By: White Dove Loaded down with nearly all my worldly goods, including the rocking chair my mother cuddled me to sleep in as a baby, an old iron bell that she used to call us children home for dinner with, and heaps of boxes, my […]
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One Canadian Shares A Chapter in His Life Story Book Gary Patton shares a chapter of his life story, a legacy for his grandchildren, about a pivotal moment in his life when he sacrificed more than 10 years of education while poised on the brink of obtaining one of the most coveted jobs in his […]
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What Did Your Parents Teach You About Marriage? By: Ronke Alao Our parents are usually our first teachers. They teach us to talk, eat, walk and brush our teeth. Some of these things, we learned not because they organized a class and taught us how to walk. We learned mostly by watching them. If you […]
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My Journey to Wellness By: Terressa Cortez Two years ago my health was at its all-time worst. I was overweight and feeling it’s effects throughout my body. I was tired, my joints were stiff when I stood up it was painful to get moving. The doctor, after endless tests and visits, diagnosed […]
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Tiger Mother the Book and My Tiger Mother By Claudia Looi Jane When I met Jane, she was ten years old. A straight A student. She speaks English and Mandarin fluently. She was only allowed to speak English in school and Mandarin at home. After school, she did her homework, than the extra Math homework. […]
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I've Never Really Liked Hospitals Since By: Randy McKenzie Christmas 1961 in Montana was very white… so white my father could barely see to drive our old Ford down Highway 200. When my mother's labor pains increased to the point where she couldn't wait to the get the hospital, my dad pulled off the road […]
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Ordinary Hero, Extraordinary God By: Randy McKenzie It was the coldest day of the year that winter when my beeper alerted me to an emergency call at 2:30 am. Jumping in Old Betsy, my faithful Dodge 250, her Caterpillar battery turned the Cummins diesel engine over right away, no matter that the thermometer was at […]
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It Was Nearing the End of Hunting Season … and One of Us Wouldn't Make It Home By: Randy McKenzie One cold November evening changed my life forever. The day began like any other snowy November day in Northwestern Montana. I had already quit school by then so my buddy and I loaded up the […]
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The Last Bull to Be Tamed By: Anonymous Raising our family on a farm in the mountains of Northwestern Montana meant long days that began before sun up and ended long after sundown. We had cows to milk, goats and chickens to feed, pigs to tend, horses to check, and that was all before breakfast! […]
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The Girl in the Red Shirt By: Susan Deborah Schiller Life Story Writing Tip: Some of our stories are game changers. There are moments of our lives when suddenly it clicks and the trajectory of our life takes on a new direction. Usually it's the quiet moments, the ordinary days, when God speaks and we […]
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