A – Articles in English

Letter from Editor – Spring 2020

What do you think of when you hear sisterhood? Noisy marches with silly hats? Old-fashioned women with nothing more to do than sip tea in the afternoon? Maybe you think of the…

Bible

Colorful Bible Study

One of my prized possessions from junior high is a stapled and taped together plastic sheath full of stubby colored pencils. We could barely afford those colored pencils, but Mom got them…

smoking

E-Cigs Should be Okay, Right?

As a health care professional, I enjoy teaching people about health issues, including how to quit smoking. One question I am asked by those who are told to quit smoking is, ā€œCan…

lady with child in heart shape

Momma Knows Best

My Momma donā€™t like you ā€¦and she likes everyone And I never like to admit that I was wrong But Iā€™ve been so caught up with my job Didnā€™t see whatā€™s going…

holding a heart in hands

Letter from Editor – Spring 2018

Hi, Because the articles in this issue are so good, Iā€™m giving up some of my space for them. Iā€™m praying for the day when we can have a larger magazine with…

Fired Up!

You will never make it past the 8th grade! We think she is bipolar. Wow, Kyiva, I didnā€™t think you were gonna make it! All these things were said about me or…

All In to Get All Out of Disappointment

I was not allowed to be disappointed when I was a kid. In my family we always had to ā€œlook on the bright sideā€ and be positive. Maybe it was because my…

What a Murder Taught me About Good Friday Grief

Good Friday is the day each year when Christians remember the death of Jesus on the cross. Until I was 18 years old, I did not understand the grief that His death…

Letter from the Editor – Spring 2019

Hello, dear friend, Backstory: the story behind the story. I love learning the backstories of people and events. Maybe thatā€™s because I like the twists and turns in the process of something…

Count it All Joy

Reach UP magazine’s cover art for this issue, Count It All Joy, is a mixed media painting created by Sally Barlow. Sally is visual artist (https://www.sallybarlowart.com), wife to her college sweetheart and…

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