I’m Not Lonely Anymore February 24, 2007

I’m Not Lonely Anymore
by Penny Ann Rice
Undated, originally published in the New Life Zoa Free Paper
I became fatherless at the age of three. My father left my mother and I and we never heard from him again at all. Since I was very close to my mother, it seemed that my world was still rosy [...]

Picking Up the Pieces, 1986 February 24, 2007

Picking Up the Pieces
by Penny Ann Rice
1986, for the New Life Zoa Free Paper
This article is especially for those who have felt the powerful effects of being in a broken home. It is the story of how God can pick up the scattered pieces of our lives and restore the joy of being who we [...]

All Alone February 21, 2007

All Alone by Penny Rice
(Originally published in the New Life Zoa Free Paper)
My body trembled in fear as I heard my mother scream for help from the bathroom. I ran as fast as I could, but being only eight years old, I tripped several times up the steps to my grandparents’ apartment. They rushed back [...]

You Can Learn a Lot From a Bride February 21, 2007

You Can Learn a Lot From a Bride by Penny Rice
(Originally published in the Zoa Free Paper, 1988.)
The glow was unmistakable on my friend’s face as she spoke of her forthcoming marriage. As we drove along the highway together, her enthusiasm about the wedding day was highly contagious–and we discovered that even a splitting radial [...]