I headed toward the kitchen to check out my mother’s exclamation. She thrusted the saltshaker toward me with a scowl. The tall glass container was half-filled with salt, but as I twirled it, five or six large pepper flakes appeared. …
Continue reading →Wet wood does not a fierce fire make. …
Continue reading →“But, wait! Whaa…? Where did that come from?” I was shocked and confused. …
Continue reading →This is the point in the story that forces me to hesitate. If I imagine myself in the widow’s place, and I’ve just been told to gather empty jars from everyone, how many would I return with? …
Continue reading →I was thrilled and immediately placed it on my left ring finger, laughing as I flashed it around as if it was a whole carat of sparkles. …
Continue reading →On a trip north to visit my family, Lydia, in all her audacious two-year oldness, pointed to me as the one to oversee her bath time. With no grandchildren of my own, I hesitated at first, but two-year-olds do not accept an “I’ll pass” or any of the other flimsy excuses I tried. …
Continue reading →“Now, we already talked about the rules for eating a pop-tart,” the young father kindly reminded his toddler. …
Continue reading →I overheard a man tell my brother, “You may think you know me, but I am not anything close to the man you knew ten or twelve years ago.”…
Continue reading →I only fell for that once. …
Continue reading →Since I am fascinated with naming babies, I find it pretty cool that the attributes of baby Jesus way before he was born. The prophecy of Messiah’s birth included a plethora of names. …
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