A thread unravels from the edges of her old shirt in the dryer and winds tightly around the cuff of a stray sock, collecting bits of lint like a magnet. Cupping it in her hands, she decides it looks more like a ball of yarn she accidentally threw in the dryer than a...
for reflection
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finding your place in the story
Gathering the basket loaded with damp clothes and towels, I step out onto the patio. I stepped out barefoot knowing the risks, as stray twigs and abandoned bubble wands press into the soles of my feet. The path ahead is sketchier than the first few steps as I must...
in the waiting room of unanswered prayer
The hurt's so heavy, but the waiting room's so full. There's not a chair in sight. So many needs. And so you slide down the wall to the floor, and hug your chin to your knees, and the nurse calls another, and someone else takes their seat. It happens over and over,...
all i need to know today
Louis tells me I think too much. He’s probably right, but I was two months shy of my 41st birthday when my last baby was born. I was a mother with children at home for a long time. This quiet, full-of-peace life I enjoy these days is the first in over thirty...
value by design
How could I, who felt worthless, gain value? Whether it is pride or the...
bluebirds of sadness
I removed the makings of a nest. Several times. But then I got sick, and when...
who’s in control here?
A brilliant New Testament scholar once asked a group of us what is the most...
in which i can’t breathe
I can’t tear myself away from the Weather Channel. Away from the photos and...
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