You know when you flip the light switch in the bathroom first thing in the morning and your eyes sting because the light is so bright? That’s the way it was with my dreams. They were always there – the dreams –building and stretching…
“Wanna buy a chicken?” Every family has a joke. One that no matter how many times it’s told, you can’t help but laugh. Other people look on and wonder what’s wrong with your kinfolk because the joke is obviously not that funny. But they…
“Ugh, my hair needs cutting, and I look fat,” I spoke to the mirror while trying to make sense of the haystack of hair floating around my head. “Ah-hem.” My husband cleared his throat and gave me the look. You know the one that…
I knew when my son asked his father to marry another woman there was a problem. He had it all figured out. “Dad, could you please take a second wife? I know it’s okay because Jacob in the Bible had two wives, Rachel and…
Dear Mother, God sees you. I needed to tell you that. Yes, I’m talking to you. Yes, you. God knows your hurts. He hears your quiet sobs in the night. It stormed here last night. The rain fell, and my baby cried. I paced…