31 bits…
Bits and pieces of paper are saving lives. No, really they are. To 93 Ugandan women, recycled paper, fashion, and artistry have given these women a chance at what society told them has gone: HOPE. I’ve been to Africa and the greatest thing I learned is...
dustin…
He sat on the cement under the awning of a local store to shade him from the heat. His dog lapping deep heaves of air; he wiping sweat from his brow. There was a collection of half-used water bottles next to a backpack with his life’s possessions, donated by...
100 words: what would you do…
Friend has walked away from his belief system. Says he believes in something, but right now feels like God is a social construction, or worse, figment of creative imagination. You: A. Become Cher in Moonstruck and slap them upside the head yelling, SNAP OUT OF IT!? B....my table…
My husband stared in bewilderment as I smoothed my hand over the heavy table and pronounced instantaneously, This is it! After weeks of shopping and arguing, we finally decided on a dining room table. Strike that. I finally decided on a dining room table. Matt, my...
the biggest loser…
The reality weight loss show—The Biggest Loser—has been my motivation for a number of seasons. I felt no more joy than the moment with Ali from Days of Our Lives says, Congratulations, you ARE the Biggest Loser! [Note that I’ve capitalized the B and...
I’m a writer and teacher in love with two men: Jesus and my husband, Matt. [You might not find this funny, but I laugh at myself, so it all balances out.]
