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February 2013

February 04, 2013

Feb. 4: A Suitcase for Dreams

As a flight attendant, Kary Doerfler of Seattle, Washington, made many journeys, logging miles across...

February 03, 2013

Feb. 3: Let the Lower Lights Be Burning

Let the Lower Lights Be Burning The Lower Lights, a gospel group that performs classic...

February 02, 2013

Feb. 2: Gifted Teacher Inspires Many

When Jacksonville Beach, Florida teacher Mike Tetlow died unexpectedly, First Coast News writer Erin Hawley...

February 01, 2013

Feb. 1: Transforming Hate Into Love

While visiting his sons’ video production office in Chicago, Christopher Award-winning Today Show producer Mike...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Jan. 31: Adopting Soldiers

Six journals filled with hand-written praise and thanks from everyday Americans are among Sgt. Timothy...

January 30, 2013

Jan. 30: From Toledo to Tanzania

Meeting someone on a plane can be memorable, but rarely does it lead to selling...

January 29, 2013

Jan. 29: Powering Up the Will

Our daily lives are full of temptations that tax our self-control and drain our willpower—forcing...

January 28, 2013

Jan. 28: Beauty and Brains

Well-known for her beauty, actress Hedy Lamarr had another side. Growing up Jewish in Austria,...

January 27, 2013

Jan. 27: No Age Restrictions on Service

The Hahn brothers have long found meaning in life by serving others. Both 85-year-old Lawrence...

January 26, 2013

Jan. 26: Being a Peacemaker

Maryknoll Father James Keller, the founder of The Christophers, encouraged everyone he met to be...

January 25, 2013

Jan. 25: A Good and Perfect Gift

After her daughter, Penny, was born with Down syndrome, Amy Julia Becker admits to feeling...

January 24, 2013

Jan. 24: Sweet Success

When we are created, we are given special talents, though we don’t yet know it....

January 23, 2013

Jan. 23: Sharing God’s Love with a Bike Ride

A new bike is a dream come true for many children. However, for Francessca Robertson,...

January 22, 2013

Jan. 22: The Choice to Save Mothers and Babies

In 1981, Wall Street executive Kathy DiFiore realized she was feeling spiritually unfulfilled. She asked...

January 21, 2013

Jan. 21: Let Freedom Ring

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading figure of the 1960s civil rights movement. ...

January 20, 2013

Jan. 20: Few Words Spoken but Much Said

Christopher Klusman was born deaf so he understands the feelings of isolation and marginalization that...

January 19, 2013

Jan. 19: The Greatest Empire

The 19th century French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte spent the final six years of his life...

January 18, 2013

Jan. 18: Teachers Change Lives

Teacher Tony Apuzzi first met Jasalle Ruiz when she was “a rowdy sixth grader” at...

January 17, 2013

Jan. 17: Friends Extend Grace

Busy wife, mom and writer Elizabeth Duffy had to drop out of a months-in-the-making dinner...

January 16, 2013

Jan. 16: Loving Links in a Chain

A little girl hurt in a disastrous Indiana accident was ultimately rescued by the efforts...

January 15, 2013

Jan. 15: Saving New York from Nazis

John Cullen of the U.S. Coast Guard was a World War Two hero you may...

January 14, 2013

Jan. 14: Taught to be Generous

When Janice Sparhawk, 72, fell behind on the mortgage payments of her Wisconsin home, her...

January 13, 2013

Jan. 13: “Lord, Make a Way, Here”

Bankruptcy and divorce were just two of the problems with which a member of Father...

January 12, 2013

Jan. 12: A Nurse’s Calling

“I think we identify with people who can’t help themselves. I never realized that until...

January 11, 2013

Jan. 11: An Olympian’s Reality Check

Olympian Shawn Johnson’s first gymnastics coach at age five told her mother that the youngster...

January 10, 2013

Jan. 10: A Prayer for Employment

In light of all the people struggling to find jobs so they can support themselves...

January 09, 2013

Jan. 9: Doing What You Thought You Couldn’t

“I have fears…big ones, little ones, medium ones…served up like different size fries you order...

January 08, 2013

Jan. 8: Somebody’s Listening

Bob invited a large group of friends to dinner at his home, and asked his...

January 07, 2013

Jan. 7: The Character that’s the Strongest

The Character That’s the Strongest Prior to his death in 2001, actor Carroll O’Connor’s final...

January 06, 2013

Jan. 6: A Gift of Grace

For 16 years, blogger Elizabeth Scalia, her husband and their two sons thought of their...