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Do Roles Determine Role Models?
As I flipped through the TV channels, my curiosity got the best of me when I landed on a show called “Big Fan.” In it, three contestants ...


Honoring Parents
Five fingers. At their defiant or rebellious moments that is what I would flash my children. Words were not necessary. They knew what it ...


Dreams – From La La Land to Dr. King
Dreams. They were on my mind as I left the theatre after watching seven-time Golden Globe winner La La Land and then on the drive home ...


Which Voices Will You Choose in 2017?
Noise surrounds us at every turn. Each moment countless voices compete for our attention, and without our knowing it they can slowly ...


ChristMess
Some might call it an addiction. I refer to it as a budding Christmas tradition. Every night I curl up on the couch with a warm cozy ...


Homeless for the Holidays
They were size 9. Her feet, that is. As I rubbed berry-scented lotion on her calluses, I immediately confessed my rookie foot-washer ...


My Unworn Wedding Dress
It hung in the closet. I’m not sure why I left it there since it served as a daily reminder of a dream shattered, a happily-ever-after ...


The Great Banquet
I was hungry. Ironic, since I had just returned home from spending 72 hours at the Indianapolis Great Banquet, where the snacks and meals never ceased. But my nonstop consumption halted when I left the church, and now my stomach was growling. I opened the fridge—empty. The freezer? A lone Lean Cuisine stared back at me. As I nibbled on my gravy-laden roasted turkey chunks with crunchy green beans, it hit me. This Lean Cuisine was a fitting metaphor for how I lived for years..


Faith Trumps Fear
“The presidency is bigger than any one person,” President Barack Obama said the day after Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton to become...




