“But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.” Romans 8:25 Rebecca Byler tied her heavy brown bonnet tighter and turned her face toward the sun. The bright day did little to improve her sour mood. Even walking past the schoolhouse,...

"I know the plans I have in mind for you, declares the Lord; they are plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future filled with hope." -- Jeremiah 29:11 Anna Mae pulled her chair close to the fire and covered her legs with the lap quilt her niece Emma gave her...