That’s just a part of the story, a dramatic retelling. There’s more to it.

Why wouldn’t He have compassion for the cries of my heart and be there for me as a best friend would when I am at my lowest?

I had been running toward the fourth lane since my diagnosis, disregarding any promising messages, but I finally stopped.

It seems we have all the answers until we actually have to answer for ourselves.

I could learn from these hydrangeas. We all could.

I'm the the equivalent to a preteen with braces and acne avoiding a crush at a school dance, when it comes to accepting help.

03/14/2021 I had known about the cancer for about eight days when I sat in the umpteenth doctor’s office to proceed with what has got to...

But even this modern lingo skeptic recognizes that sometimes you don’t have to be an explorer or a pioneer to experience a journey.

It was the kind of finale that only follows one helluva show. And I’d missed it. For five flipping dollars.

I’ve learned that animosity just has this way of finding us.

I didn’t even attempt to make the promise, not to save face, but because I knew it was a lie. But not just any lie. A sunrise lie.

It’s a fact of life I’m only just now able to understand and, frankly, come to peace with.

Is it a story of generosity and unconditional love, or (and I truly hate to ask this) is the giving tree an enabler and a chump?

I never intentionally choose the crappy grocery cart. Who does?

I really shouldn’t be surprised that a game about creating order from chaos is what interests me.

Does the world have nothing good to offer?

But is it necessary to always be heard, or is there something to be said (pun intended) for shutting up?

How blessed was I to believe blindly as a child. How blessed am I today to believe with discernment!

I needed to give the impression that we were an ideal candidate, not just clean, but desirable.

We’re still not sure what the phrase actually meant at its origin. The words are entirely contradictory.