Art as a concept saves lives and everyone should make room for it in theirs. A short declaration but it is a true one, and …
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A Lesson From Suicide
In conversation with a young adult I’ll call Sophie, we talked about the suicide of a friend of hers I’ll call Tommy. “He was the …
Read More »I’m Sorry
Dear God: I have finally come to realize that I cannot make myself sorry for the negative things I say and do. Your word calls …
Read More »The Sacrifices of Parents
Our lives are constantly changing. It starts the second we’re born and continues until the day we die. It seems as though each person is …
Read More »I Want to Be a Writer
Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be a writer when I grew up. This was not an occupation my parents or …
Read More »Doing Good Daily
What motivates my daily outbound journey from the 5:00 a.m. alarm bell each morning? It’s a really good and obviously recurring question. Phyllis Diller once …
Read More »Color Me Grateful
What wakes me up in the morning is not the pitter-patter of little feet, but rather the lack thereof. Sure, those size six-and-a-half tootsies may …
Read More »Constant Pain
Dear God: Help. Jesus, I can hardly pray beyond that one word. I hurt with pain all over. The pain is with me in the …
Read More »Your Spirit
Dear God: It’s such an incredible gift—your Holy Spirit. Thank you. It’s impossible to picture your Spirit ministering throughout our lost and hurting world, but …
Read More »Still Alone
Dear God: Why am I still alone? I’ve been single for many years now—after a marriage of 29 years. I’m lonely. I thought I found …
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