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I stood in the doorway of my family’s new guest-room this morning, and I thought about you, friend. Real friends open doors for each other. And that’s precisely what we’ve done, you and I. We’ve opened doors. I’ve invited you into this home, this life. And you’ve invited me into your in-boxes and hearts. When […]
Charlotte Bronte once said it: “I avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.” I think of the truth in Charlotte’s words when Marie Therese tells me her life philosophy in a few simple words. Marie Therese speaks through an interpreter, but she looks right at me when she’s talking, like maybe […]
I found her in the church nursery, next to the toy bin. Her little hands gripped the edge of a rocking chair. She looked at me, eyes pooled with disappointment. “Honey. What’s wrong?” But I didn’t need to ask the question. I knew. I pulled the door shut behind me, muffling the sounds of women gathering around […]
No bells or neon lights. No billboards or glossy ads. No multi-million-dollar Super Bowl commercials announcing the news. He could have, you know. He could have slid in on a red carpet, with spotlights and strobe-lights and flash-bulb lights flashing. He could have gone viral on YouTube. He could have secured a spot on the Nightly News […]
Feet dangling in patent-leather, I sat on the polished pew while the Christmas pageant director assigned parts. I held my breath, waiting as she called names. I dreaded this moment, for I knew I’d be instructed to serve as a sheep or cow. Each year, she would assure us that those lowing, humble barn-dwellers were “important” pieces of the story. […]