THE STORIES
Cheese Wrapper in the Trash Can
... And I flapped those noodlely legs as fast as I could until I could lean my body into the solidity of this new daddy as if he would carry together his full body weight and mine just so I could walk away from a cage for the very last time. And that he wanted to.
Share Your Rescue
Maybe you're only one person.
Maybe you're on this side of the world and not on that side of the world.
Maybe you're more than a day old and have a past.
Maybe your starting line keeps moving before you get to it.
Maybe you're too small, or too big, or too square of a peg to fit into that particularly round hole.
Maybe...
Today is the Day
Even when the chicken and rice dinner was so scrumptious going in but not so wonderful going out.
The Better Question
Once a year, on a popular holiday, she splurges on a hot dog smothered in ketchup, mustard, and extra dill relish. For her birthday, we got her a jar of dill pickles because birthdays should allow splurging, too.
What in the World - A Detour
...once, my dad’s Bible did this incredible confetti trick that covered the whole house in easy-to-digest pieces of God’s word. It was ah-MAY-zing!