by Sandra Heska King | Jan 29, 2013 | for reflection, i am bibledude, life of worship, PRAY
Saturday I snapped pictures of the Grand River out the corner windows of our hotel room on the ninth floor. Then my husband donned his black tuxedo with the gray vest. I slipped into a little black dress and rhinestone-sparkle heels. We walked under two-ton crystal...
by Sandra Heska King | Jan 22, 2013 | for reflection, PRAY
I’m nestled under white down beneath slanted ceiling. I got the message on my phone. We’re under a wind advisory. I hear branches batter the roof and wonder if I should turn on the weather radio. My husband sleeps sound, snores soft. I’m in...
by Sandra Heska King | Jan 15, 2013 | for reflection, PRAY
I give the switch on the cord a quick twist, then stand back and admire the lights. I cup the hanging, worn, red apple in my hand, feel the rough, gaze at glitter that sparkles. It’s hung now on 42 trees–well, except maybe for two or three grief years when...
by Sandra Heska King | Jan 8, 2013 | for reflection, life of worship, PRAY
Grace burrows into the hood of her orange sweatshirt and curls into pink plush on the couch. She complains of a sore throat, but she has no fever. Of course, it’s only 49 degrees in the house. “I can’t feel my fingers,” she moans. “Do you...
by Sandra Heska King | Dec 18, 2012 | activist faith, for reflection, haiti, missions, orphan care, poverty
Sophonie, she scratches words on peach-colored concrete with a sliver of yellow chalk. She points to them and then to herself. “God. Me. Father. Mother.” I brim and pull her close. “Yes. God. He’s your father and your mother.” And...
