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It’s easy to talk about forgiveness: about wanting to forgive, hoping to forgive, even knowing that someday we will need to forgive. It’s much...
For 217 years, Yarmouth, Maine, was home to New England’s largest American elm tree. Planted the year George Washington began his second term as...
Of all the difficult things we do in life, one of the very hardest is to truly forgive someone who has mistreated us. Even...
When someone asks you, “How are you doing?” how do you answer? It’s easy to respond to such a common greeting without giving any...
More than 150 years ago, tens of thousands of pioneers crossed this country headed west. They were searching for a place of peace and...
The purpose of life is to learn and grow and become better. Surely, heaven will be filled not with those who never made mistakes...
President Abraham Lincoln led America through the ravages of the Civil War with dignity and grace. In his second inaugural address, as the South...
A story set in the early 1800s tells of Philip Nolan, a young officer in the United States Army who gets caught up in...
Finish each day and be done with it,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt...
The son of a renowned scientist recalls a powerful teaching moment that strengthened his relationship with his father. When the son entered college, the...
A traveler once pulled into a gas station and asked the attendant how far it was to the Grand Canyon. “About 170 miles” was...
Family reunions help us reconnect with loved ones and remind us of what really matters. Reunions need not be extravagant affairs—they can be as...
To fallen soldiers let us sing Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing; Our broken brothers let us bring To the mansions of the...
What do you see and feel when you look around at this magnificent world? Do you see diverse colors, faces, landscapes, and seascapes? What...
At the end of a long day, a busy mother sat down for what seemed like the first time since she got out of...
In his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin tells of his strong desire to develop a worthy character. To do this, he made a list of the...
In a hospital emergency room, a team of surgeons was urgently called. Four passengers in a car accident had just arrived by ambulance, and...
New research affirms what most of us know from personal experience: positive thoughts and actions help both the giver and receiver feel better. Scientists...
A little bit of living teaches us that we often learn more from our setbacks than we do from our successes. Not long ago,...
Today we celebrate the promise of new life—the assurance that no matter the darkness and despair, always there is light and hope. Even after...
There is beauty all around when there’s love at home.”1 Think what could happen to the world if everyone had a place of love,...
Great songs have staying power, not just because the tune is catchy and the words rhyme. Great songs carry a great message—one that is...
What if we were willing to reach out in love and kindness without expecting anything in return? What if love, the universal language, inspired...
A young student sat at his desk, beaming as his teacher praised his perfect score in front of the rest of the class. But...
Beautiful art is good for the soul. It can lift and inspire; it can calm and soothe; it can inform and enlighten. Art improves...
More than seven decades ago, a popular film swept the country—a magical tale of a girl searching for home, for happiness and peace. The...
Winners do not always finish first. This observation seems contradictory—finishing first is what winning means. We are taught from early on that life’s winners...
Just as individuals can overcome hardship and surmount challenges, so can communities and nations. Very often, it is in the soil of difficulty that...
Years ago, Jenkins Lloyd Jones wrote the following about marriage, and about life: “There seems to be a superstition among many thousands of our...
Have you ever seen a painting by the artist Renoir—in a museum, perhaps, or in a book of impressionist art? We marvel at the...