div> Her cheap perfume sells her out. The second thing I notice is her greying white t-shirt hanging in stiff angles across her body. I imagine her at home draping laundry on a line strung above the kitchen radiator; old t-shirts and jeans squished next to baby … [Read more...]
Moms in Ministry-a Mistake or a Miracle?
Decades ago I heard a story about a mom who flat out disobeyed God. I never understood her disobedience. Until I did. Until I became a mom who almost did the same thing. “Study Spanish,” She heard God ask deep within her heart. Several times He asked her. But her excuse was … [Read more...]
God and the Prostitute: Who’s Your Neighbor?
“Gates up.” Greg’s baritone voice crackles through the walkie talkie. Like a reflex, I click open my silver clutch and reapply my sunset-fuchsia lip mousse. I close my eyes, let out a deep sigh and transform myself into Chastity again. I smooth out my pleather mini and step … [Read more...]
Why Sharing Your Words is Important
He entered the atmosphere of the outer levels of my personal space. Internal alarms started to sound because I knew verbal engagement was imminent. I sat at the edge of the bench with my legs stretched out and ankles crisscrossed. My girls scampered up and down the hall, still … [Read more...]
How to Encourage Others When Your To-Do-List is Maxed Out
She lifts the hatchback revealing a dozen handmade signs stapled to splintery posts. Really? I think. Do we need all of these? Four adults file a few signs under our arms. Each niece holds a kid-sized one on a popsicle stick. They wave them around like pick-it signs. The … [Read more...]