Devotions
He Teaches Real and Total Forgiveness
For years I tried to bury the hurt and brush off the damage she’d caused. After all, her own childhood was abusive. Yet under all my dismissiveness (wrapped in a...
Not Even a Mangy Dog
I have a persistent, fluffy white shadow named Otto. His hundred-pound frame follows me from room to room, flopping with a satisfied groan at my feet when I pause for...
I Won't Grow Up
I couldn’t wait to grow up. I couldn’t wait to get to middle school, to get my driver’s license, to head off to college, to live on my own. By...
He Stays Awake for You
A chill mist hung in the air as I lay sprawled on the damp ground. My eyelids grew heavy, my head even heavier, nodding clumsily under the weight of my...
