The “Five Minute Friday” prompt this week is “Deep.” I’ve given it a fair bit of thought, and were I to write for five minutes or twenty, I cannot do any better than the first thing that came to mind. They are someone else’s words, but they qualify as deep… O the deep, deep love …
Good Grief
If ‘merry’ and ‘happy’ are the wrong adjectives for you this season, allow me to introduce two people who have welcomed others to join them on their paths of grief, and the faith that transforms it.
Engage!
It was a few months before my graduation, a little over a year ago now. I had just finished another one of those Mother-Daughter conversations that daughters can recite with astounding accuracy – it’s practically scripted. Truth be told, it has been for generations, but some mothers & daughters get an early escape from it. …
An Honest Dandelion
Children are precious, especially when they’re still in the innocent stage of seeing every colorful bloom as a beautiful flower. For a few years, those plants we invest hours and paychecks in eliminating, known to us as weeds, are bright perky flowers the color of sunshine, a wonderful way to express love. Best of all, …
The Man I Would Marry
During one foray into online dating, many years ago, I was asked for 5 characteristics that I wanted in a man I would marry. Fair question, a good one really, and I gave it some thought – how would I pare down a list of preferences and must-haves into the top 5 without losing some …