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  • PLEASE STRETCH ME

    As I pulled up to the curb, I reached over and hit the button that activated my emergency flashers. Even though I was illegally parked, I figured it would only take me a second to run into the library, return… Continue reading

  • This Side of the Desk

    I just finished reading the book When Breath Becomes Air. I am still drying my eyes. It is the story of a brilliant, gifted neurosurgeon named Paul Kalanithi. Kalanithi seems to be on his way to an illustrious career as… Continue reading

  • Things I don’t have to do…

    “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” Amos 5:24, NRSV In my life, there are a lot of things I HAVE to do. I have to help out around the house. I have to… Continue reading

  • Fear of Being Feared

    I cannot express it more clearly or powerfully than these words of Deltha Katherine Harbin. So I will just step aside and let her speak for herself and her husband Phillip. My thanks to Lindsey Choguaj for the original post.… Continue reading

  • “Am I Safe Here?”

    “Am I safe here?” Think back; how many times have you asked yourself that question… today? … in the past week? … in the past month? Can you even remember the last time you asked this question? If you are… Continue reading