The rain this morning sounds like sleet. It’s the Monday after Resurrection day. Plundered Easter baskets spew plastic grass on these old wood floors and the hollow chocolate bunnies have lost their ears and faces. The oldest boy is sick, again, even...
Six boys scanned the yard from late afternoon until dusk. They walked with their heads down, six pairs of eyes scoured the not-yet-green grass. Each step bore silent anticipation, nervous chatter bubbled up around their listening. When the metal...
Dead mums staggered in the flower bed outside the kitchen window and rattled their bones at me all winter long. Today, under a warming sun, I bent and broke their brown branches at the base where new green leaves...
My friend Shawn Smucker is hosting a series on his blog called #OvercomeRejection. I thought about the series for a good long while, then finally came up with this post which Shawn graciously refused to reject. You can start reading here, then click on the link...
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