I was sitting in the bathroom stall when I saw a man through the crack in the door. Our family was heading to Orlando for a vacation and we were waiting for our next flight. My daughter Aryanna and I walked to the bathrooms, and I was following her into the women's restroom while we were chatting … [Read more...] about Inner Compass Of Temptation
Joy Killer
Worry. Is there anyone on this earth who doesn't know that word inside and out? I am personally very familiar with this highway robber or should I say joy killer. In my short forty-eight years on this earth, I have learned something: most of what I WORRY about never came … [Read more...] about Joy Killer
Sleep In Heavenly Peace
Twenty-eight years ago today, my husband Vance and I were racing through the streets of our city in a panicked state. All my dreams were about to come true... I would become a mother. I lay in my bed six hours later exhaustion and joy overwhelming every part of my soul and body. Just three years … [Read more...] about Sleep In Heavenly Peace
Too Big For My Britches
They came shuffling to the table beside ours. The couple was in their late eighties or early nineties. Neither of them was very tall, and the husband was hunched over a cane with large spectacles on his nose. His wife was also hunched over and was pushing a walker very slowly. He slid into the bench … [Read more...] about Too Big For My Britches
Friends Who Build You Up Or Tear You Down
She shoved me to the ground and yelled at me, "You told everyone I was adopted!" I had no clue what she was talking about, but a few minutes later we were sitting outside the principal's office. Visions of him standing over me with the strap consumed my thoughts, and I was scared silly. I was in … [Read more...] about Friends Who Build You Up Or Tear You Down
Peace Amongst The Flying Dishes
The house smelled terrible... I was cooking Kyle's breakfast and getting his lunch ready for him to head out for the day. Kyle has autism and is twenty-seven years old. My husband Vance had just walked into the kitchen and was coughing. I had also been choking and coughing on burnt black pepper. … [Read more...] about Peace Amongst The Flying Dishes