“EL ROI” One night in my teenage years, a friend and I lay on the lush green grass, staring into the clear night sky. I was troubled by something painful and in need of comfort. As we lay there stargazing, I noticed the clouds had formed into the word, Apple. I lay there stunned, knowing… Continue reading “EL ROI”
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How to avoid a leech? Don’t go in the Lake!
For the past week, my son has had a bad word lodged in his mind. Several times a day, he gets frustrated and asks me what to do. I reviewed the many ways with him, yet he has not succeeded, and as his mind quietens, the bad word comes back to plague him. With sincere… Continue reading How to avoid a leech? Don’t go in the Lake!
A Saints Den.
There in the silence, stood a little old church. Raggedy red curtains blowing with the wind gave way to a Saint’s den. It held none of the same material measures as the many Italian Churches preceding it. This one held so much more. This church was measured by prayerful sweat and tears. Pictured in my… Continue reading A Saints Den.
Prepared a Place for you.
“ I’m going away on a long fishing trip, but I’ll come back for you.” Thirty years ago, these words fell into the heart of a very believing daughter, from the mouth of her very own father. I never questioned him at the moment. It was really quite simple. He was going fishing, he does… Continue reading Prepared a Place for you.
Broken
In my house, something isn’t replaced until it is broken beyond repair. Some things of great age, like our furnace, I pray never break. In other instances, a great rejoicing has taken place when other material items have finally broken. Desperate to be rid of the old and it's less than stellar operation, and on… Continue reading Broken
