Stay, Baby Stay
“I’m tired of hearing it.” Linda Stokes threw her jewelry in the suitcase on top of her clothes and slammed the lid. “I’m through. I’ve […]
Month: June 2026
The Word Made Flesh
“The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace […]
To Err is Human
The great English poet Alexander Pope (1688-1744) told us, “to err is human, to forgive divine.” The art of forgiving is probably one of the […]
The True Fairytale
It happened just after dawn. The sun had been up for less than an hour. I woke up early that morning because I had to […]
God’s Anniversary Gift
The past forty-five years seem like such a short time. When I was twenty, it didn’t seem possible for me to survive to the ripe […]
Fanning the Flames of Faith
I saw a homeless man pushing his cart full of junk today. The cart contained everything he owned. His scraggly beard was as dirty as […]
Teach Me to Number My Days
The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years. So teach us to number our days, that we may […]
Spring into Spring
Spring is my favorite time of the year. I love the smell of fresh flowers, the warmth of the sun greeting a new day, and […]
My Dear Wormwood
My Dear Wormwood, I am pleased to see that you have successfully persuaded your patient to participate in this new financial scheme. Convincing him that […]
When Darkness Surrounds You
When I was a little girl, we did most of our traveling at night when it was cooler. Cars didn’t have air-conditioning back then. There […]