We were in New York City when I lost sight of him. My husband–the fast walker. The only one who knew the way through the crowded streets. The only who knew how to get where we were going. He was only my boyfriend at the time–and you’d think as in crazy love as I was–I would have kept an eye…
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When Sirens Sound Like Cries
I hear her crying. But find her sound asleep in her crib. It was the sirens. Outside. We live in the city now, and they are so frequent. They blend. The sounds. Only young mothers can hear how human they are, the sirens, like a voice, crying out, in the night. Only young mothers can feel the tension, Of…
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I Will Be Like A Tree
I will raise my arms, like branches before You. In worship. I will spread them wide, in surrender. I will be like a tree, before You. Sending out my roots into the dirt. Finding the water, hidden in the earth, deeper, deeper now. It’s not what I thought, but it’s there. Lower, and lower down. And how deep is Your…
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How Spilled Cheerios Taught Me To Laugh
“Watch this, Mom!” my daughter said this morning at breakfast. Before I could respond, I watched her toss her bowl of dry Cheerios up in the air, and try to catch them in the bowl. “NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!” I screamed a deep, bellowing scream–as the Cheerios cascaded through the air and scattered all across the kitchen floor. “Ughh!!!” I screamed again. “Why did…
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How Spilled Cheerios Taught Me That Grace Laughs
“Watch this, Mom!” my daughter said this morning at breakfast. Before I could respond, I watched her toss her bowl of dry Cheerios up in the air, and try to catch them in the bowl. “NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!” I screamed a deep, bellowing scream–as the Cheerios cascaded through the air and scattered all across the kitchen floor. “Ughh!!!” I screamed again. “Why…
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