This post is something I genuinely didn’t think I’d have to write. I made a bargain, a pact of sorts, several years ago and the other party has upheld His part, so this is mine. A little backstory… For years, and I mean YEARS, I’ve been irrationally angry with God. Angry isn’t even an adequate … Continue reading Bargain made
Tag: promises
A promise written in stone
Before her family and God, she promised “to have and to hold, for better, for worse.” Then he broke her heart and her nose. She promised “for richer, for poorer,” not knowing that he would be fired again and again, gambling away what money they did have. She promised “in sickness, in health,” telling herself … Continue reading A promise written in stone
100 Word Challenge: Promise
One morning each week I volunteer at a local elementary school. Before classes, students read announcements over the intercom, and one selected kid gets to lead everyone in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Wherever we - the volunteers - are in the building or outside on campus, we stop what we're doing, face the general … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Promise
Long train runnin’
It was a day like those long-ago halcyon days of our childhood - carefree and boundless. Golden summer days when our only worry was which flavor of syrup to get in our sodas. This day was a cherry Coke kind of day, a little sweet with a taste of sour on the back of our … Continue reading Long train runnin’
Thin spiral notebook 