Joan Lunden's Happiness Plan

The acclaimed broadcast journalist talks candidly about aging

Our Puppy Rescue Mission

This was the dog that put joy back into the voice of the man I loved. Of course I had to help Chris bring Bear home from Afghanistan

The Education Of Ruby Nell

She was six years old in 1960, when the nation watched her lead us into a new era. She told her story in our March 2000 issue

Penny From Heaven

We thought the tornado had passed, but then we got an alert. Too late

One Cool Dude

It seemed as if I was always doing something to aggravate my World War II veteran grandfather. How would I take care of him?

My Perfect Family

“Do you know your baby is black?” Of course I did. But why would the nurse ask such a question?

An Abundant Table

D.C. restaurateur Kazi Mannan practices what he preaches… and it’s changed his life

Open Mind, Open Heart

It’s never too late to learn something new

A Different Path

I ran track in high school. Was I pushing my daughter too hard to follow in my steps?

Everyday Greatness: Maria Rose Belding

Her high-tech innovation is helping feed the hungry

Love wins

What if your daughter told you something about herself that went against everything you were taught to believe?

Change of Direction

A raging prairie blaze and a hunter lost in the flames

Power of a Pup

For the first time in 52 years of marriage, we truly had an empty nest. No kids, no dog and no patience with each other

A Test of Faith

GUIDEPOSTS celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary this year.

REDEPLOYED

The hardest assignment for this military wife— starting over

A spirit of power

As a journalist Tamron Hall knows sometimes the hardest story is the one you have to tell

The Help I Needed

I was one year sober and ready for a relationship. That’s what I told my sponsor. She had other ideas

Our Hanukkah Tree

A Jewish daughter searches for the perfect giftfor her Christian mother

Our Christmas Puppy

“I’ll never be able to love another dog,” my husband said. Somehow I knew better

Never Forsaken

In the first installment of our new series, longtime contributor Roberta Messner explains how pain and illness can isolate and how she overcame that loneliness

Love & Care

When I was laid off, I assumed I’d find another job. Little did I know what that job would be

Healing After Hate

She lost her mother to the Charleston church shooter. Would she lose her faith too?

Forever Fred

Back when Fred and I were music majors and sweethearts, I never could have dreamed that someday there would be a movie about him

A Message Of Hope

For two years, Guideposts has told stories from the front lines of the addiction crisis. Here’s the most important thing we’ve learned

Something To Be Thankful For

God’s timing is always perfect, right?

I'll Be There

Kate Mulgrew has played some demanding roles. But her toughest came when her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

“I've Walked Through This Kind Of Firestorm”

As an Army psychologist, I was at Fort Hood in 2009 when a mass shooting occurred. Ten years later, I was a police psychologist in Dayton when nine people were gunned down. My specialty: PTSD

The Man I Knew

The trucks, our combines, our toolbars, his favorite Cat tractor. All of it to be sold

No Laughing Matter

I didn’t have time for a brain tumor. I had five kids!

Animals and Healing – 'We Need A Dog!'

Wesley was two when we got the diagnosis. I wasn’t sure how God expected me to help him