It’s the time of year when my husband starts getting giddy with garden plans. He starts making plots on grid paper with the ingredients of our future menu plans. It’s equal parts impressive and insane. But I love how excited he gets as he checks the seed trays every day to look for signs of […]
She was so lonely. And so, so desperate. She was tired of being rejected, isolated, embarrassed, and taken advantage of. Even as she sat there, contemplating what to do, the familiar stench from 12 years of continual bleeding circled around her. She had tried to do things the “right way,” according to Jewish law. She […]
Her wisdom has echoed in my ears every day since I walked away from that prison. It’s the simple truths that stick to your soul, sweet like honey. “Just make scrambled eggs,” she advised her friend, and all of us that were circled around her nodded in awe and agreement. We all knew just what […]
“OUR LIVES BEGIN TO END THE DAY WE BECOME SILENT ABOUT THE THINGS THAT MATTER.” – MARTIN LUTHER KING JR The Maker of the Universe could have created anyone. He made you. Oh, beloved, you matter so very much. You were intricately designed and formed and placed. You, with all your beauty and your quarks, all your […]