Cherry Coke
The day I spilled my cherry coke. It wasn’t the worst thing that had happened to me that day, but it’s a moment I’ll cherish with a tight embrace of hatred. It was dark. A...
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A Spirit of Fear
Being strapped to a seat in the sky is one way to bring my nerves to life. I flew on a short plane ride last weekend, and although the view from my small slice of...
I Loathed Her Laundry
She hated her pile of laundry. She described the colorful cloth pile so eloquently on her social media post about being behind on household chores. The laundry took the brunt of her verbal beating. She...
Who am I even?
If you want to discover who you’re not, just attend a women’s church event. “Do you have kids?” No. “Are you married?” No. The “no’s” still ring in my ears from the list of times...
Strength and Dignity
She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.- Proverbs 31:25 Can I be honest? This verse has always annoyed me. I mean, I pretended to like it like all...
Painted Sky
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. –1 Thessalonians 5:18 The image was split into four squares, each boasting a picture meant to transport the mind to a...
Reflections of the Heart
As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person.– Proverbs 27:19 NLT Real person. Hard to come by. Difficult to know. A reflection doesn’t lie. It’s incapable of fibbing or twisting...