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How being the youngest of 11 siblings taught Matt Glenn about family
Remembering names
How his brother’s suicide taught Craig VandeVenter the importance of saying people’s names out loud.
Why I knocked on my brother's door
For Colleen Kelly Powell, It turns out, Des Moines is an easy place to run into a half-sibling who may or may not know you exist.
A door in the foundation
Jovan Johnson thought there were cracks in the foundation of his family. Turns out, they opened to a door instead.
Four legs of the chair
After immigrating to the U.S. from India, Amar Sinha knew he needed his other siblings to be whole and not wobble.
Maybe this is why they call it 'deadheading'
Kay Graham’s big sister, always quick with advice, taught her a new word she’d soon regret using. It was just one piece of an unforgettable trip together.
Finding love as a gay man from rural Iowa
Finding love is hard. Trying to find a decades-long love like your dairy farmer grandparents is even harder.
Harry's last ride
Come rain, sleet or snow, small-town folk do what it takes to take care of their neighbors.
The granddaughter of German immigrants
Growing up in rural Iowa, Deb Brown was never able to converse with her German-speaking grandmother. But the lessons she learned still resonate.
Raising pigs and walking runways
How this Iowan combined her dream jobs into one fashion-forward ag life.
When I lost my white privilege
Brandi Preul grew up in rural Iowa with all the privileges a successful white family could have. Then she heard how other minorities were disdained, which led to some personal…
Scouting hogs
How this Iowa family used the NFL draft process to select their prize-winning show pigs.
Everyone was pregnant – except me.
Actress Jami Bassman Ahart had taken every step she could think of to become a mother before surrendering to the likelihood it wasn’t going to happen.
Becoming black
When Clemen Wilcox’s husband got her a DNA test for Christmas, she never considered she’d be surprised by the results.
Finding home
Growing up in a family of Holocaust survivors, Brad Biren was taught he’d always be a foreigner in a foreign land.
Becoming 'a little feminist'
Li Zhao was born during China’s controversial one-child policy.
Giving gender the middle finger
Jen Carruthers never looked like how she felt inside — until she discovered drag.
Learning to listen
William Holmes aka Will Keeps saw a friend murdered by a rival gang at the age of 15.
Peter Gunn and the wallet thief
As a reporter, Lee Rood is normally the person behind the story. But when she became the story, she confronted truths about her industry and herself in ways she never…
The worst punishment ever
Trevor Soderstrum had an idea to get rich. But this new business plan didn't turn out how he expected - and it led to him experiencing the worst punishment he's…
A gambler's remorse
At one point in his life, Chad Hartzler gambled more than $20,000 a day. Then he went to prison, and confronted the roots of his addiction as well as the…
Being with the ones we love
Facing death on the fire department is part of the job, but after his father dies, Brian O'Keefe gains a deeper understanding of how to serve the loved ones left…
What you'll do to make friends
Elle Wignall loved Ireland. But when she moved there on a whim, her desire to make friends became so all-encompassing that she found herself on the wrong side of the…
Stella’s miracle
A nurse once told Sarah she had a “million dollar family.†Yet her daughter’s prognosis meant a challenging reality: One that transformed Sarah and those around her.
A new beginning
Facing single motherhood, Meghan chose to keep her healthy baby boy. When he was born, all she heard was silence.
Serving the Asian community
On her death bed, Doua’s mother urged him to pursue his dream of becoming a police officer. But the hurdles facing the multi-lingual cadet only mounted.
Helping Nancy
On a remote trek to see the solar eclipse from a mountain, a friend suffered a stroke – spurring Kelley and fellow travelers to action as they worked, against the…
One last day
Estranged from her father, Leslie prayed for one last chance to connect with him in Peru. The experience moved her to give to a friend what she couldn’t to her…
A coming out story
When a role-playing game spurred Dani to explore her feelings for a character, she recognized something deep within herself: Something she'd buried long ago.