The dress was breathtaking, The bridesmaids would be exquisite, Flowers lovely and abundant. The days, the weeks, the months of planning were about to unfold in that magical moment she had [Read more...]
Let’s face it, I’m really mad at Eve. She had it all. She was most certainly lovely, created in the image of God himself. She was surrounded by the beauty of a pristine world. Unmarred by [Read more...]
I sit on the lush creek bank listening to the roaring mountain stream. The mountain cabin with smoke thinly trailing from the chimney, is backlit by the rising sun which chases away the chill. Taking [Read more...]
The terror was real. My heart raced as I lay frozen in a semi-aware state of consciousness. Unable to stop them, the night terrors of my West Texas childhood were infrequent, but seared into my [Read more...]
All morning I had it. That unsettled feeling. The one that is a cross between anxiety and worry. I couldn’t put my finger on it. It was just there, hovering and squeezing. I threw myself [Read more...]
As you let them go… The last one is the hardest. Tiny shoes, tiny backpacks, Eyes that shine with excitement or eyes that shy with fear It matters not. The hard is in the parting, [Read more...]
He had a funny look on his face. I knew something was up. As he led me down the hall to our room, he prefaced the bomb with, “Now don’t worry, I’ll get it out…” And then I began to feel the [Read more...]
It was a beauty, Sleek and shiny, Polished to perfection, Not a scratch or a blemish to be seen. Yet in it’s state of perfect preservation, it never got to really be a car. It had become a [Read more...]
Lightning flashes illuminate their fear. The winds howl like a frenzied beast as the angry sky releases torrents into the churning deep. One single dreaded word shouted from the [Read more...]
His blood ran Rivers down his face Dripping from his fingers Raining from his feet. The tree he was nailed to soaked the precious blood of our Savior into it’s dry pores. The [Read more...]