unopened gifts
December 4, 2016
Underneath my Christmas tree is a pile of wrapped gifts orphaned and left unopened. It’s silly. We wouldn’t leave a gift intended for us unopened. Or would we? … More unopened gifts
Category: Christianity
pray for rick
October 31, 2016
We pray for Your will. Not our own. You know what we want. And while we wait and believe we will do greater things. Just like you asked us to. For His glory. #prayforrick … More pray for rick
some call it fate
October 7, 2016
Simple options. Effortless choices. Some call it karma. Others fate. The sting as it wraps around our throats like a bright, slick scarf. … More some call it fate
reflection
October 3, 2016
Well aware of the potential when traversing this concrete jungle of Miami to be poor a reflection-then I woke up. … More reflection
the madman
August 8, 2016
The beauty of a simple story is we all have one. What is yours? Who are you telling? The Madman. … More the madman
in heaven I shall hear
July 25, 2016
Some historians believe Beethoven’s last words were, “In heaven I shall hear.” … More in heaven I shall hear
Unanswered prayers
July 9, 2016
When I was young, a man I loved introduced me to Clint Black, Garth Brooks and country music. By doing so he also introduced me to this song Unanswered Prayers. He just didn’t mean to. He also didn’t love me back. We dated off and on for 10 years. I remember the nights next to … More Unanswered prayers
bow tie lie
April 27, 2016
Do you have that friend that can be relied upon to have just the right excuse all the time? Maybe it’s your cousin or in-law or someone else in your family. Always with the best intentions, but it never seems to be the right time for whatever it is that you want to do with … More bow tie lie
blame God
February 5, 2016
“First her feet were plunged into hot water, and her toenails clipped short.”* A 10th century court dancer, Yao Yang, mesmerized China’s Emperor Li Yu by dancing on her toes inside a 6-foot golden lotus. Yao Yang bound her feet into the shape of a new moon. Emperor Li Yu smitten with Yang, the national … More blame God
Sinking Deep
December 6, 2015
My friend stopped looking in the mirror as she became addicted to narcotics. It wasn’t being an alcoholic that broke her. It was the combination of valium, percocet, and opiates washed down with vodka cocktails. The mixer changing to fit the time of day. Orange juice more appropriate for the am tumbler. I walked beside … More Sinking Deep
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