In February 2001, my mom, Roselin (Mazelline) Branch-Medley launched Practical Faith Living, a newsletter devoted to faith in everyday life. The format was simple—a few insights from scripture woven into short paragraphs of hope and encouragement, a poem here, a recipe there...

In short, Practical Faith Living was Mom's testament of faith in the everyday—in the celebration and the challenge, in the mundane and the miracles, in the routine and the remarkable, in the hope and the hardness. For even as she published each issue full of life, and hope, and faith, and gratitude, and encouragement, my stalwart, faith-filled mother knew that the rare blood cancer she was battling had entered its final stages. And thirteen short months after Volume I, Issue No. I, she was gone.

But the story was far from over, and untold volumes and issues remained in the never-ending story of God's love, faithfulness, and hope for the generations. And when my own journey and calling led me here, I finally understood that this is a continuation of the hope and heritage that my mother passed on to me, and to all those around her.  And that it isn't mine to keep, but to share with all who long for hope, healing, and meaning in a crazy, chaotic, mixed-up, world.

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One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.
~ (Psalm 145:4; NKJV)