Picture her. She’s one month past her second birthday. Strong little legs carrying her to and from every corner of her world. She’s curious and her forehead crinkles when a thought pops in her curly-haired head. Why? She points. Why? Why? Why, Why … [Read more...]

A daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon … [Read more...]

You might be one who would dismiss the country club set as people who are shallow, privileged and snobby. As usual with broad generalizations you’d be partially right and mostly wrong. A country club is typically a place centered around a golf … [Read more...]

She is just a little girl. Thirteen years old but nine inside, like a lot of middle schoolers. Experimenting with makeup, being flirted with but never actively flirting to the boys in her class. Insecure yet wearing a cocky attitude. That’s … [Read more...]

Dr. John Derry was an arrogant man. He belonged to that elite class of privileged white men who don’t break out of their circle. His back story is so stereotypical it’s almost a joke. John was born to Harrison and Elaine. Harrison was a captain of … [Read more...]

A little boy wanted to meet God. He thought it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She … [Read more...]

St. Patrick’s day fell on a Sunday that year when I was twelve and I walked through the land of Sodom and Gomorrah. My name is Dana. I was visiting my Aunt Sue, with my brother Tony who is two years older to the exact day. We were both born on … [Read more...]

In a land far away, in a time in the distant past there lived Yana, daughter of Peter and Lil. Yana was a beauty whose faith outshone her fair skin, her silky hair, and her sparkling eyes. Picture God's child bathed in kindness and clothed in … [Read more...]

Dinner dishes done. Kids tucked away under their covers - all three, just dozed off. Yes, I’m living the life. It was just me ’n God snuggled up by the fireplace. I didn’t want to ruin the moment with my usual prayers asking for this and that - … [Read more...]

I'm a hard-to-fit size. A little too tall, a little too little on my backside, a little too much in my tummy. Whenever I go shopping I am disappointed. I feel hopeless in a fitting room. Nothing looks right, nothing fits right. To avoid the shame, … [Read more...]