I Have Learned a Secret

“I am an Epic Failure as a mom.” I could hardly read the journal entry through the tears forming on my eyelids. I was still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that this was only a few years ago, and yet, the pain in my words tore at my heart. I read on. […]

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Do You Have Some Change?

A heavy oppression weighted down my shoulders. I could feel the pressure even in my knees as I walked block after block. It was late, and darkness overwhelmed me, even amongst the bright flickering lights of the city that never sleeps. My eyes caught sight of a young girl, not much older than my own […]

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Overwhelmed!

Four years ago, my family and I lost everything. We were working overseas, and within a month’s time, we lost our jobs, our home, our vehicle, and everything we owned, save for what we could pack into fourteen boxes. How do you even judge what’s worthy, that you’ve accumulated in your lifetime, to squeeze into […]

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This Little Light of Mine

Last week, we started a ministry in our church to reach out to the people of our community, and we were able to give clothes to thirty people.  My heart hurt as I saw the clothes on some of the children that attended. One young boy wore shoes that resembled Ronald McDonald’s, as his father’s […]

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The Boo-boo Pile

I was in full concentration, writing the twentieth chapter of my manuscript for my second novel.  I could see the action, hear the characters’ voices.  I could smell the fresh hamburgers in the scene, and then suddenly I was smelling… a strong gust of menthol.  That is never a good feeling when you have a […]

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Hot Mess

I woke up this morning and stumbled to the bathroom.  I stood at the sink, washing my hands, and I looked up into the mirror just above the sink.  Oh wow! My messy hair hung down in tangles over my face, and after I dried my hands, I brushed it back.  Good grief!  I had a […]

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