Dear Holocaust Survivor
This letter has been weighing on my heart for quite some time. I’m amazed I didn’t write it years ago. I suppose time has given me a clearer sense of all I have… Read More
Category Archive: June 2012
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Heroes: An Excerpt
Girls are stupid. Mary Beth can’t even lay down without crying. And she has to have the light on too. She thinks there are monsters in the dark. One time, she ran into… Read More
VBS: Not Just For Kids
A little girl rocked my world today. This week, I am one of literally dozens of volunteers for my home church’s Vacation Bible School. Before I go further, let me just say how… Read More
Start with a Puzzle
I finished a puzzle tonight. Granted, it’s a child’s puzzle but it DOES have 100 pieces. I promised my daughter that I’d finish it before she wakes in the morning. She really does… Read More
Seeing the Sunrise
I see a surgeon on Monday. That’s in 2 days. I noticed yesterday the swell in my chest, that bubble of fear that often gets stuck in my throat. I noticed it but… Read More
Let It Rain
I can’t count the number of times in my life when I have wrapped my arms around a pillow, tightened the muscles in my stomach, buried my head in my neck, rationed my… Read More
Caring for Cinderella
Once a week, usually on Sunday afternoons, my sister and I do something together. We’ve gone to painting classes, we’re going zip lining, this coming weekend we are going for a drive to… Read More
A Story Within A Story
For the past several days, I’ve been on a vigilant treasure hunt. I’ve been eagerly looking for the rainbow, searching every nook and cranny for a reason to continue to believe in optimism,… Read More
Fairytales
Perhaps because they played it the night we recently camped our at the zoo, or perhaps because, throughout our childhoods, my sister had the entire soundtrack memorized and so its lyrics are engrained… Read More
