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Not your average posts, more like tiny stories from my mind!
Lost at the fair
I had come to the State Fair with my friend, Katie, part of a YMCA youth group trip. The fairgrounds, massive and glittering on a summer July morning, represented both a new experience and a bit of anxiety. Although almost twelve years old and in the eighth grade, I...
Don’t Fall!
“So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!” 1 Corinthians 10:12 If you have ever experienced the indescribable joy of a release from chronic pain, then you know how I felt when I wrote Wrapped in God’s Grace, a Life Rediscovered. As I...
A friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Much of this past year has been a transition for me. Without the demands of a pressing corporate job, children or even a pet to care for I find that suddenly my time is my own. This new reality presents all sorts of questions. For example, the subject of friends...
She Who Knows, a Tale of the Heart – Prologue
The little girl held her father’s hand tightly as they boarded the ship for Maui. No pleasure ships had operated between the islands since Pearl Harbor. The vessel held supplies and a few business people. In 1945, a little girl properly dressed for travel wore a dress...
The Intruder
It’s Halloween night. The Kramers are at a costume party next door. Twelve-year-old Kelly is home alone, asleep. Kelly has never believed in ghosts. She’s not afraid of the dark or of being home alone at night. Soon all that will change.
Waiting for the Lost
Jesu Juva “I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons.” (Luke 15:7) Jesus told three parables to explain why he spent so much time with tax collectors and prostitutes. In...
The Worst Mother’s Day
One pulled the trigger, the other dead, gone forever It happened in a small college town. A late night interaction between two groups of students. I think about these two mothers. One’s son is dead, the other more than likely will go to jail. I can’t stop thinking...
Something caught her eye.
Standing in the middle of the Goodwill store, something on the shelf two rows away caught her eye. She walked over to investigate and saw a simple white ceramic bowl sitting amidst a variety of dishware. Perfect. She walked in and avoided her husband’s eye. He knew...
So What Have You Been Doing With Yourself?
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10 I have never been very good at is celebrating successes. I have my dear mother to thank for that, as she wasn’t one to hand...
April Fool’s Day, 1973
They brought the baby in as soon as she woke up. It seemed surreal to the 19-year-old. She knew that she had a baby girl because she caught a brief glimpse before they whisked her away, and she fell asleep. Time had lost its meaning for her. Was it still Sunday? The...
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