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During a Kitchen Dance Party, Foster Mom Hears Heartfelt Words: ‘I Miss My Other Daddy’

"I felt the tug on my sleeve and looked down to find him standing motionless. His mouth was moving but I couldn’t make out his words. His quiet body in the noisy room caught me off guard. I bent down to find his voice."

Friend Says “Of All People, You Should Get Why Someone Would Abort a Cleft Baby”—Dad’s Reply Is Perfect

"My ‘friend’ said, ‘Come on, of all people, you should get why someone would want to abort a cleft baby.’ That shocked me. Why would he think that?"

Christian Girl Is Burned to Death by ISIS but Her Final 2 Words Prove That God Wins

They torched their house while the daughter was in the shower—she died in her mother's arms.

Shauna Niequist

Shauna Niequist is the New York Times best-selling author of Cold Tangerines, Bittersweet, Bread & Wine, Savor, and Present Over Perfect. She is married to Aaron, and they live in Chicago with their sons, Henry & Mac. Shauna is a bookworm, a beachbum, and a passionate gatherer of people, especially around the table. See more from Shauna on her website.

What I Realized the Day I Finally Got “Skinny Enough”

"I was a spirit and a mind unfortunately trapped in rather bad packaging, like a bad ad campaign for a genuinely good product."

My Wife Cheated, Ran Off With Another Man, And Never Came Back. Where Was God?

Jon married a girl I grew up with. In the middle of the night two years later, Jon called me because he had just found emails that made it clear to him that his wife was cheating on him. Soon after, she left and never came back.

Husband Finds Emails Proving Wife Is Cheating in the Middle of the Night—But Her Betrayal Turns Out to Be a Blessing in Disguise

"I know that it seemed like God was being cruel that year, that middle of the night when he called me. But he was not."

A Cheating Wife & a Church Job Gone Wrong: What It Really Means to Be “Blessed”

Jon called me in the middle of the night because he had just found emails that made it clear his wife was cheating on him. Soon after, she left and never came back.