After Christmas

As I write, one week from Christmas Eve, preparations for the greatest celebration of the year are in full swing. They are affecting me differently this year as I sit by my mother’s hospital bed where we I have been for the past week. I am not sad over being sidelined...

A Perfect Prayer

The memories that flowed from the 20th anniversary of 9/11 touched me more deeply than any in recent years. Reading the transcript detailing the plans of Flight 93 passengers to overpower their hijackers brought the awe of their bravery back to me in fresh waves. I...

Let’s talk about me

I have my ups and downs, to say the least. I believe that I am trying — often that I am doing my best…until I am faced with hard evidence to the contrary. Recently, I clicked on a video by Brother Ken Gurley, entitled, “Am I Backsliding? Seven Road...
The Reason

The Reason

THE REASON Part 1: Elena’s story Elena Bogren paused at the kitchen window as a scene from across the street caught her eye. The front door was open, a slim figure silhouetted in the light spilling out from the Kelly’s festive entryway. Elena had a glimmer...