Family Archives

A Passover Tradition: Mom’s Brisket

Every year our family comes together to celebrate the freedom and joy God has brought us. At the center of it all is Mom’s brisket.

Getting creative in the kitchen with soup recipes

Family Comes Together Through Soup Tradition

By Kendra Drummond3 min read

Getting creative in the kitchen helps this military mom hold down the fort.

Susan Page Davis, author of Secrets of the Blue Hill Library's Gone in a Flash

Family Secrets

By Susan Page Davis2 min read

Sometimes family secrets bring on heartache, but sometimes they actually bring relief and joy.

An artist's rendering of a needle with thread swirling like a tornado

The Case of the Miraculous Flying Quilt

By Daniel Kessel5 min read

The quilt was discovered, dirty and soaked, in the debris left by a tornado. But where did it come from?

The Miraculous Giant Tomato

By Denise Valuk5 min read

Nothing she tried could soften her grandfather's gruff manner–until she shared her greatest gardening achievement.

Guideposts Classics: Lillian Carter on the Joys of Christmas

By Lillian Carter6 min read

In this story from December 1977, Lillian Carter, the mother of former President Jimmy Carter, recalls a long-ago holiday that was almost spoiled by measles.

An artist's rendering of a fridge covered with recipes, pictures, etc.

A Lifetime of Treasured Memories

By Mary Sharon Smith3 min read

A woman discovers her ready-to-be-discarded refrigerator holds some sentimental value after all.

A scene from El Teatro Campesino's version of an ancient Christmas play

His Christmas Spirit, Restored

By Jim Hinch8 min read

What would his kids think of an ancient play about the shepherds’ journey to Christ, performed in Spanish, no less?

The Peace of a Loving Family

By Deborah Raney3 min read

The author of the Christmas book Silver Bells says that even in the midst of conflict and fear, God’s love binds us all together and fills us with the hope of heaven.