Editor's Note: This week's column was written by Gloria's mother, Dorcas Raber. It was “the day before" — the day before the wedding of my niece Rhoda. Rhoda has five brothers but no sisters. Her ...

My kitchen is torn to pieces; everything is a huge mess. Before you get worried, though, I’m having an amazing day! Thanks to the kindness and generosity of those who had never met us, I am getting ...