Auburn curls fell loosely on the back of the pudgy girl staring out the front window of their small apartment. Sitting on the couch behind, her mother pressed back tears. She watched the dark silhouette of her child, who would stand guard for hours waiting for the man that would never appear. Lily watched unwaveringly. Her daddy was coming today.
Read More“February 11, 2016, at 2:00 am, we got the call parents dread. ‘Mr. Miller, I need to inform you your son has been in a motorcycle accident.’”
Read More“A blanket of shame covers me.
I was given this blanket many years ago.
It covers the sin.
It covers the nakedness.”
Read More“I think you need to ask me for forgiveness.”
Alicia made that statement to the man that murdered her son. Michael sat on the other side of the glass in a tiny metal booth speaking to Alicia via the phone on the wall.
Read MoreSandi’s brother Alex died because of her. Yes, Marcos killed Alex in a drive-by shooting, but it was her fault.
Read MoreEvidence of destruction is everywhere but so is evidence of new life. Isn’t that reality at times? Bad things happen. So much is wrong in our society today. It is almost daily that I see so much pain and conflict that I just want to throw up my hands in defeat.
Read MoreLaying on my back in a dune on Mustang Island, I pulled my hoodie up over my eyes to block the sun and provide some warmth. But in doing so, I no longer saw the vast ongoing gray water speckled with moving rolls of white as waves crashed on themselves. I realized that is not so uncommon in my day-to-day life. Most days, I see the world through my very limited reality filtered by distractions and perceptions. But other days I hear God whisper to me to sit up with eyes wide opened and see the abounding beauty around.
Read MoreI have a friend. I met him in a prison in Texas while preparing for a face-to-face meeting with the son of the man he murdered. But it was not the details in the mediation that stood out in this particular meeting with the old man. He told me many stories of his life but the following story struck a chord in my heart. It was profound to hear the wisdom from this former death-row inmate and see how his insight beautifully highlights the need and power of reconciliation.
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