Once there were two women – one wise, the other a fool. They’d lived together as long as either could remember. When they were young, the fool was strong and got her way often, but as they grew up the wise girl grew stronger and more influential. Occasionally she would think that perhaps her housemate
I, like many, spent yesterday in deep reflection on the race divide in America. As a child, I truly believed that racism was a thing of the long gone past. I heard rumors that it lingered here and there in the deep south, but other than that it was history. I carried this assumption through
Deep, guttural screams of agony Blood and water flow mingled down. For the joy set before her, she endures – A child is born. Deep, guttural cries of anguish Blood and water flow mingled down. For the joy set before Him, He endures – That the many might be born again. In childbirth, the woman
Now is the time for Courage If we are never given something to fear we are never given the opportunity to rise up and meet it with courage. Generations are defined by their response to great challenges, let ours be defined by our courage. Now is the time for Hope Fear or despair may be
Normal: the usual, average, expected, or typical state or condition It’s hard to believe that only 7 days ago my kids were still in school and we could still go out to eat. Suddenly things are moving from expected to uncertain, from average to unprecedented, from usual to strange, with no firm date on when