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I follow this Facebook site called The Addict’s Diary. Thank the Lord, I’ve never suffered with addiction nor does anyone in my family....

The sliding glass doors opened as I carried my lethargic one-year-old into the hospital. We were immediately stopped by a lady in gloves...

Cowardly Lion: All right, I'll go in there for Dorothy. Wicked Witch or no Wicked Witch, guards or no guards, I'll tear them apart. I...

Christmas Spirit “I can’t believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve,” my husband mentioned. “I know right?” “And I’m not in the Christmas...

Are you the innkeeper? Out of a recent personal experience, I decided to write about the no kids policy implemented by some churches. Not...

Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Click. The title read, “Bikini ready body after just having baby No. 2.” I glossed over the actual article...

Blue eyes. Really beautiful blue eyes. He had dark hair and a somber expression. I think he was just really shy. He kept to himself and...

Enjoy the ride! Why do they always say that? Try not to puke or fall out seems like a more realistic sendoff. But yeah, I get it. Enjoy...

Have you ever heard about someone having an out-of-body experience? This phenomenon can occur during sleep, deep meditation or more...

“Who, then, is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” the Disciples asked. “He called a little child to him, and placed the child among...

How do you forgive someone for something he had no control over? “Want to talk about it?” she suggested. “About what?” “Your diagnosis.”...

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. I stared at this sparkling diamond bracelet against the backdrop of a black velvet case. It was one of...

Sometimes you have to take a detour. You know those trips where you are trying to get from A to B, but you have to go way out of your way...

REGRET. There’s a lot of punch packed into that six letter word. Several years back, sitting in a class for my graduate program, I...

“Ring of Fire has a whole new meaning to me now!” I looked up for just a minute laughing at that statement. Then back to staring at the...

Every New Year I write down lofty resolutions – ones that often go unachieved. In 2004, I scribbled out “get to know my Dad more, make an...

“The brain never forgets,” he huffed as the counselor dragged the sand-filled plastic club chair to the center of the room. I didn’t...

Tinsel. I mean shiny, silver streams of tinsel everywhere! Our house was decked with an inexpensive artificial tree covered haphazardly...

Glued to the television, I watched the Magnificent Seven tumble their way to victory during the 1996 Olympics. The floor routines were my...

“Are you looking for Mr. Nash ? Oh, they are sending him back to the homeless shelter,” she smugly said. Without responding, I stared at...