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...
The Best Distraction Story Ever
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Sister Vicki Ali
Articles by Sister Vicki Ali
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...
Melodies with Meaning: Through It All
Here's the next installment of "Melodies with Meaning," where our columnists tell you about some of their favorite spiritual songs. Today, we're hearing from Sister Vicki. By the...
Sustaining Miracles
Recently, a morning devotional I read suggested Mark 6 for further reference. There you’ll find the familiar story of Jesus’ miracle of feeding five thousand people with five...
Standing on the Promises
Today's article is another installment in our series of childhood church memories. Today, Sister Vicki Ali recollects how her definition of "cool" has changed since she was a...