We are not too old to take courage. We are not too late to sacrifice. We are not too lost to reach out to each other and linger on the rim of time. – Ann Voskamp As I read those words this morning I was thinking instantly of my relationship with my Dad — gone…
Tag: Shame
A Poem: Shame Falls Heavily
Shame Falls Heavily I first noticed them arrive as the two women settled their kids and husbands in two rows in front of us in the stands. Then the men were gone. I saw how they laughed playfully, sitting close. One touching the back of her friend. Whispering to one another. This was intimate familiar…
I am Not Ashamed
At the end before I quit completely, I was a messy drunk because by then I had to drink a lot to be messed up. More than I want to admit I had occasions of being a mess, stumbling to bed. And many, many Sundays I sat through church with the…
