A response to a Blackhawk’s Sermon. A part of my Be Real Series. Do one thing every day that scares you! — Eleanor Roosevelt f.e.a.r. The strangest things scare me. I was not afraid to become a mother. But almost every day I am afraid of being a mother who messes up her kids beyond repair. I am…
Category: 2011Under Construction
Everything written in 2011
“Litany of Humility” or “from My Desires & My Fears, Jesus Help Me!”
This blew me away when I read it, aloud. You should try it. Litany of Humility O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being extolled, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire…
I Looked Up and The Sky Was Blue: What I Want vs. What I Need
I looked up and the sky was blue. I don’t know why that is so important, except that it is — blue — today. And I would have missed it, if I hadn’t looked up. There are so many days when I don’t. Because it usually looks like this. How often do we miss out…
A Ten and a One
[draft work in progress] A Ten and a One It was eleven dollars. Two lives Sentenced To end over a ten and a one. Two lives. Life sentences For their misdemeanor crime. Do we believe that this has nothing to do with the color of their skin? Now, color them White. And the story would…
