To hear voices, listen
The professional caterer walks to our table next. He needs to fix a few pre-meal errors we’d made—face each knife in the right direction; put the napkins on the correct…
Read moreThe tale of two babies
I hold a precious baby boy on one day at one place, and a sweet baby girl another day, another place. One, while his mama packs up donated canned goods…
Read moreIs beauty evolutionary?
What do you think about this drawing? Richard Seymour in this TED talk asked his audience what they felt as they viewed this picture. He looked at their faces. Then…
Read moreHow you do stay soft in a hard world?
People who allow their hearts to be broken for the brokenness in the world have something that most of us don’t. Compassion. Selflessness. Freedom. – Jeff Goins, Wrecked There are…
Read moreLetters from Mama
I can’t remember when I first stumbled upon this envelope. It was sometimes during Daddy’s short run with lung cancer. We were sifting through papers in his office, getting things…
Read moreThe Needs of 3 Women
WOMAN # 1 “I just need a sleeping bag.” That’s what she told me last night. And maybe a cushion of some sort, any kind will do. I grabbed a…
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