Tag Archives: friends

I was fortunate enough to have my dream job straight out of college. While working on the editorial team for my denomination’s youth magazine, we …

My heart filled with joy seeing this man raise his hands in the gray, dreary sky. I was also humbled and felt a bit abashed. …

Our world seems as though it has come to a halt. So much of our everyday-ness has been redefined to a “new normal.” Who would …

Small town life always seemed ordinary to me. I had lived in a town of less than 35,000 people since I was three years old. …

Jumping over couches, climbing trees and wrestling my siblings filled my childhood. I doubt I ever sat still. So as I marched into my teenage …

It was Sunday. It was raining. I had two jars of homemade spaghetti sauce left from last summer’s bounty. A perfect day as any to …

An obituary picture of Norman’s smiling face stared back at me, and I gulped. One thought kept invading my mind; “How could I not have known about …

Julie O’Connell was my very first nemesis. I met Julie on the first day of second grade. We were both new students at our school, …

And they said that the worst is over. Boy, were they wrong! After having defended my dissertation, I am now going to embark on the …

Dear God: Several years ago my seven and three-year-old grandsons and I went to visit friends at their house for a bonfire. The three-year-old was …