After I read Lori’s Song I had to think about it before I could write a review. Lori was abused by her biological parents. She was molested and raped by her adopted brother. Her mother was neglectful and cruel. At 15 years old she escaped...

Dao is one of ten children. She wants to go to boarding school in hopes of someday living in a country where she will have freedom from responsibility to her family. She goes to school and finally makes it to America only to discover that...

Banya Ku’Caya was born in 1957 in Uganda. He was the first child of four. He shares his story with readers. Ku’Caya was born in a democracy. In 1971 there was a government take over. Ku’Cay lived in a dictatorship....

A former business partner of mine would “do lunch” with my husband and I several times a week. When he needed a refill, he would lift up his glass and rattle his ice. Then he would complain about how bad service in America is. Of...

Elaine Rippey grew up in a small town in New York. She was like most teens in the 1950s. Then something unique happened to her. She married Mohammed Imady, a Muslim from Syria. Her love for her husband brought many sacrifices...

Rovane F. Timmons and his brother, Dale, were involved in an accident that led to the death of Dale and brain injury to Rovane.  A bright future was ahead of the young boy when unexpectedly a car rear ended their go-cart.  Rovane’s life took an...

I remember praying as I listened to the tragedy unfold in 1997. The setting was Paducah, Kentucky, only 150 miles from the small Kentucky community I live in. Michael Carneal opened fire in Heath High School. The boom of the gun shots echoed throughout the...