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EVERYDAY GREATNESS: Jessica Manfre
Uniting military and civilian communities through acts of kindness
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The Cake Mixer Mishap
I should’ve listened to Mom
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Star Turn
I worried about my introverted daughter. Then Olivia flipped the script
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Unearthed
I pulled the overgrown remnants of my herb garden, putting it to bed for the season, and went over a mental list of all the things to do before winter began—change out the screens for storm windows, finish the yard work, bring down the draft blockers from the attic.
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Confidence Builder
My five boys didn't need me to homeschool them anymore. Now I wanted to be good at something else. But could I?
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Ordinary People
The story behind Norman Rockwell's celebrated painting
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A Woman of Courage
After I was widowed, fear took over my life. How could I trust anyone if I couldn't trust God?
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Keep on Truckin'
How to bring a couple back together: share a long-haul drive in an 18-wheeler
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My Answer to Pain
Inflammation was wreaking havoc with my health. Was God trying to show me a better way to live?
![Letters From Phil](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/4085/1454858/k7ob-ZMy41695902495012/LETTERS-FROM-PHIL.jpg)
Letters From Phil
My older brother and I went our separate ways: he to the Air Force, me to a marriage that didn't last. He lived a rough-and-tumble life, but that's not what really worried me
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Bad Boy of the Bible
A conversation with pastor and best-selling author Max Lucado about anxiety, imperfection and his new book, God Never Gives Up on You: What Jacob's Story Teaches Us About Grace, Mercy and God's Relentless Love
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The Pet Portraitist
At my age, was it too late to find a new direction in life?
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Healing Together
Mental health issues. You hear about it in other families. You never think it could be happening with your own kids
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EVERYDAY GREATNESS Loose Ends
Jennifer Simonic, Masey Kaplan and their crew of volunteers finish craft projects people's loved ones left behind
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A Love That Forgives
Sixty years ago this September, Klansmen bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls. Years later, this survivor found a mysterious message in the very Bible she carried that tragic day
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The Late Innings
I wanted to take my mom to one last Tigers game
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"He Was Your Dad Too"
My stepfather and I were close. I always worried that his daughters resented me
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A Moment of Understanding
How could I care for a mother who never cared for me?
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Blessings in Abundance
\"Let's pray about this,\" my husband said when I lost my job. But pray for what?
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Garden Party
Rick Nelson epitomized all-American wholesomeness playing the son of his real-life parents in the 1950s-'60s sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
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ROAD TEST
I was scared enough of driving. The thought of my teenage daughter doing it? Terrifying
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The Reluctant Grandma
I wanted to be there for little Junie. Just not the way my daughter wanted me to be
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Hoop Dreams
For the star coach of the hit Netflix show Last Chance U: Basketball, the real winning happens off the court
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Begin Again
With the kids launched, John and I were ready to start the second act of our life together. But we didn't realize how much we'd grown apart
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Soda and the Hawk
My little rescue dog, Soda, and I ventured out at sunrise. Our usual morning walk is a quick loop around the yard, but Soda had other plans, pulling forward with purpose.
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Weathering the Storm
Out here on the prairie, your nearest neighbor can be a mile away. But in times of trouble, they're right by your side
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what prayer can do
POWER IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES
![Dad's 54 Dreams](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/4085/1309821/7QWwbSEN51684269476850/DADS-54-DREAMS.jpg)
Dad's 54 Dreams
My father never completed his bucket list. Now I wanted to do it for him
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Cliffhanger
A narrow mountain trail, a sudden slip and a last grasp at life
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The Big Reveal
What had I put into that time capsule 50 years ago? My whole family was on the edge of their seats