Once, I won a contest that sent our family to a Pittsburgh Pirates game in seats smack-dab behind the dugout. PNC Park is lauded as one of the most beautiful baseball stadiums in...
Front-Row Enthusiasm
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Sister Vicki Ali
Articles by Sister Vicki Ali
Family Reunions
I married into a big Italian family. To be honest, it was a bit of a culture shock for me. The food part was easy to embrace. A big fan of Italian cuisine, I claimed Tiramisu as...
Strategies, Winning Streaks, and Failures
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. (Proverbs 16:9) By the time you read this, the internet hype over the online game Wordle may be over, but as a...
The Best Distraction Story Ever
A favorite bedtime book series I read to our kids when they were little began with “If You Give A Mouse a Cookie.” The series continues with subsequent titles revolving around...
Rainy Day, Lost Luggage, and Tangled Christmas Tree Lights
"You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle these three things: A rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights.” – Maya Angelo I laughed aloud the...
Laminate It in Your Heart
Last week as I was unpacking the Christmas boxes to decorate our home for the season, I came across an item that caused a sudden feeling of gratitude to rush through me. It was a...
He’s Still Here
Today's Miracle Monday is a reprint from way, way back: 2012. It's an experience had by Sister Vicki Ali and her family. Fall is just around the corner. One of my husband’s...
What a Rescue Story!
This past summer, our family visited Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, a park stretching roughly 35 miles along the northeastern coast of Lake Michigan. It was...
Prayer Changes Things
It’s funny, I can’t remember what I had for lunch yesterday, yet some things instantly trigger memories so vivid in my mind’s eye that I see every detail of a past moment in...
The Essentials
I've spent considerable time grocery shopping in my life, and I thought I was a master at it. Supplying a household of five, including feeding ravenous teens and their...