When my husband, Jonas Beiler, and I recited our vows 53 years ago, his only real goal in life was to get married and have a family. But the death of our 19-month-old daughter...
When Yoli Origel found out she may have cancer, the first question out of her mouth was, "Oh my gosh. Am I going to die like my mom?" 21 years earlier, when Yoli was just ten...
When Chantell and her family were at the lowest of lows, they were living in a run down, falling apart camphouse for free--because they couldn't afford to pay rent--and had no...
Have you ever heard a song or read a poem only to later hear the story behind it and have it take on so much more meaning? There's a gospel song I love called God Of The...
Priscilla Dobbins is a three-time widow. Her first husband died of a heart attack when she was just 26 years old. Her second husband died of cancer. And her third husband,...
It's natural when struggles in life come to ask, "Why me?" But what if we learned to turn that around and asked instead, "Why not me?" Could we start to reframe the struggle,...
By the world's standards, my sister, Fi, and I shouldn't be in a relationship with one another. No one would condemn us if, after our shared tragedy, we were estranged and...
When Timbrel Chyatee traveled from the United States back to her homeland of India with her family in February 2020, she was planning on being there for only a few weeks. But...
I often hear that laughter is the best medicine. But is it? For the award-winning comedian Chonda Pierce, making other’s laugh was an escape from her deep depression and...
The Bible says that the rain falls on the just and the unjust, meaning some storm eventually hits us all. So what do we do when that storm, filled with pain and sorrow, leaves...
In episode two of Overcome With Auntie Anne, I began sharing my personal story of struggle by talking about the death of my young daughter. If you missed it, I encourage you...
My podcast, Overcome With Auntie Anne, is all about the power of story--how sharing our stories, the pain, the hurt, the joys, and the sorrow, brings healing and freedom. And...