By Ken Craig

Whenever I consider the abundance of blessings in my life, I always have my Top 5. I think most people do. And generally, the list includes such themes as faith, family, friends, and health. As I said, I’m no exception to this. If there were nothing else good in my life, I would maintain the greatest level of gratitude and graciousness because of these most foundational and fundamental blessings. My convictions of who I am , where I came from, and where I am going – and who I get to go there with – create the symbolic north star in my life.

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By Anne Bradshaw

Since the age of ten, I’ve had a fondness for walking around cemeteries, gazing at the great variety of headstones, and wondering how the dead people might have looked, talked, and lived when alive. Family and school friends thought I was odd, and I spent my days with the dead on my own. I couldn’t convince anyone there was nothing to be scared about and that a graveyard was a peaceful place. I guess they’d heard too many ghost stories.

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By DS Lauritzen

What does it mean to you to have great joy? Is it the riches of the world? Is it having the best of the best? Could it be family? What about your future family?

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By Gail Jackson

This article is a continuation of last months article on keeping the spark in marriage — with help from authors Richard and Linda Eyre.

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By Trina Boice

Someone once said, “If you want to have spiritual experiences, do your genealogy.” There is something magical and unusually compelling about genealogy. Unlike playing golf or doing crafts or participating in any other pastime, researching our family history is something sacred that calls to us. There is a special something that tugs at the genealogist’s heart and pulls him to keep searching through dusty books and rolls of microfiche late into the night. You may be a professional genealogist or just a beginner trying to find a long lost cousin on the Internet. Your search may originate from curiosity, duty, or even religious dedication, but either way, you have felt that ancestral tug.

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