by Fred Davis
I grew up in a large city where my local church participated in what we used to call, “Harvest Ingathering.” This was a period of door-to-door solicitation of funds for our international disaster aid program, now known as ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief...
by Ashley Beaubien
When I was a child, my family and I would go to Camp Pendleton, a Marine Corps base, in San Diego, to visit at Christmas time. I loved going there to be able to spend time with the Marines and to hear their stories. One person in particular really helped shape my view...
by Honesto Pascual
I spent my childhood at Philippine Union College where my mother was in the faculty and was concurrently, food service director. We lived on campus in one of the faculty homes. The event of the year at that time was the annual play usually presented by academy...
by Barbara Howe Djordjevic
I planted two grapefruit trees recently. Well, not the grown trees, but two seeds that promise to be trees. Little green shoots have pushed through the husk of the seed. Now what will happen? I could dig them up on a weekly basis to monitor their progress, but that...
by Kidduse Daniel
My family has some really awesome family traditions. For example, every Saturday after church our family goes hiking. Another tradition that we have as a family is coming together for a family member’s birthday. We always make sure that person feels really...
by Olivia Ragsac
When I was younger, my family took photos with Santa every year. It was a whole production – matching Christmas outfits for me and my siblings, big smiles, and sometimes big tears. These photos were a family tradition. To this day, we decorate our home every...
