Rare Faith Blog

By Cristie Gardner

I watched in awe as our daughter gave birth to a healthy, 7 lb 10 oz baby boy, Caleb. We were with her during her last stages of labor, and were reminded of why the word "labor" is...

By Cristie Gardner

As a little girl, I remember how much fun it was to go to the park and play on the seesaw with my sister. We took great pleasure from moving up or back on our side, so we could mak...

By Cristie Gardner

In his book, "The Science Of Getting Rich", author Wallace D. Wattles refers to the Law of Perpetual Transmutation. Simply put, energy from the formless realm is constantly flowing...

By Cristie Gardner

More lessons from the Covid-19 days:

In Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2, Hamlet is speaking with Rosencrantz and complaining about Denmark, calling it a "prison." Rosencrantz replies an ar...

By Cristie Gardner

Recently our little four-year-old granddaughter was trying to get her message across about something she wanted very much. It involved extra playing time, when she was supposed to ...

By Cristie Gardner

Albert Einstein is credited with saying that "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."

And if he didn't say it, he should...

My family spent a week pulling a trailer to various places between Mesa, Arizona and Salt Lake City, Utah for spring break when the kids were younger.

Oh, I could write volumes on the shenanigans we ...

I remember when my husband and I were trying to live on about $1,200 a month. We were both working full-time and fighting a losing battle just to stay afloat.

We listened to motivational audios that ...

On a Sunday years ago, I woke up and made Trevan a special birthday breakfast. Well, not incredibly special, just pancakes with whipped cream and strawberries, and scrambled eggs with sausage. But I d...

Here is another installment in my series about Tender Mercies. Now YOU can submit your OWN stories at ANY time right here.

Today’s story comes from Cosette Snarr, who writes: 

My husband started hav...