by Valorie Quesenberry | Nov 22, 2019 | Christmas
Jennilee looked forward every year to Christmas. Sure, it was her favorite time of year and her little café did better during the holidays than at any other time. And, best of all, it was a celebration of the Savior. But she looked forward to it for one other...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Nov 7, 2019 | story
History tells us that of the women who came over on the Mayflower, only four adult females, five teenage girls and a few younger girls remained in the Plymouth Colony to celebrate the first Thanksgiving. Most of them perished in the first few months. They were...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Sep 11, 2019 | 9/11
Today was the day. Justin took a sip of his black coffee and scribbled around the date on the large calendar covering his desk. The abortion was today. Tiffany wavered back and forth in her resolve to see this thing through. He should have stayed home from work and...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Aug 23, 2019 | Choices
We’re told today to celebrate the different, to applaud the courage of those who vary from the norm, the typical. Stories of parents who affirm a life-altering decision by their adult or sometimes even toddler child are shared in the context of authenticity,...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Jul 9, 2019 | relationships
I was driving on the West Virginia turnpike when I saw the signs, big letters announcing the presence of an adult store just a few miles up the road. The name was insulting. I was incensed for the prophet Daniel; what do they know about a “lion’s den?” It seems I can...
