We had been married a little over a year and we were thrilled when we got to move closer to the church where we were youth pastors. We moved…
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The event start time was at 6PM. At 6:15 PM we had all our Chi Alpha students and staff there, but no guests. Umm…
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I’m sitting in our family room. Currently there are a number of trains, hair bands, game pieces, shoes, a coat, a random piece of ribbon, orange peels and a plastic bag strewn about the room…
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I’m sitting here in Utah trying to capture my thoughts as she takes her last breaths in her living room in Oklahoma. I have an ache in my chest that won’t quite go away…
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“Moo-shee-boo-shee,” he yelled. I had never heard of a moo-shee-boo-shee. I wasn’t quite sure how to spell it, but I knew what it was. He apparently didn’t.
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I don’t remember if I heard the gunshot. I just remember the hysteria that followed. My friend and I…
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As the thought entered and exited my mind, I was quickly ashamed of it. Sometimes it helps to say it out loud…
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It was the summer of '89. I had just finished 8th grade and decided to spend a good portion of the summer …
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The man left the gas station with a case of beer and happened to start crossing the road as I passed him this morning. Why does this send a rush of memories through my mind…
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When Ayden was asked what he ate for breakfast, his response to his pediatrician was, “Nothing.” The physician…
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