Genesis of Hope

My son hung his head. The words were flat, his voice weak and downcast. “God didn’t answer my prayer. Instead he just gave me

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Drawing Hearts

I sat in a dark room and rocked our 6-month-old back to sleep for what seemed like the 1,000th time. “Dang it,” I muttered

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Running For My Life

“Hey Mom, you need to write about your running,” said my 10-year-old son. “Tell people why you run so much.” We were walking home

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Not Alone

“Did you fall?” she asks me pointing to the wounds on my fingers. She doesn’t even look up, while she throws the dices in

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Olly Olly Oxen Free

“Eight, nine, ten … ready or not here I come!” Giggles unmistakably coming from behind the curtains. Doing my best to play along, I

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