I’m just folding clothes, minding my own business, when the dadgum thought enters my mind. It invades my peace, interrupts the song I was humming and causes me to clench my jaw. The thought builds, grows, puts out tentacles and grabs hold. Feelings of frustration and helplessness begin to course through my mind and into my heart. Isn’t it alarming… Read More
When You Smell Onions Cooking
I’m having a hard time focusing on the truth today. I know the truth. But truth isn’t as appealing as a lie, thus it’s hard to swallow. Until you bite into it, truth has no fragrance at all. Lies, on the other hand, smell like dinner’s almost done. When I was a young woman, a well-intentioned breakout speaker at a… Read More