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Down a long dirt road, in the middle of nowhere, sat a single wide mobile home. The walls were paper-thin and the windows howled as the wind penetrated every nook and cranny. Heated by a wood stove, the warmth struggled to make its way throughout the house. Around the holidays, the balance of providing essentials such as heat, food,…
Continue readingMy teenage son and I stand in the seemingly endless line at the DMV. I loathe this place; the lines, the inefficient way it’s run (by no fault of the actual employees) and the long, long, long wait just drives me nuts. I hate feeling like I’m wasting time. When our number is finally called, I march over to my appointed…
Continue readingMy heart pounding, my mind racing, and my body trembling — I needed to get to my girl. I knew this might be the last… The last time I’d see her sweet face, touch her soft skin or hold her in my arms. “Oh Lord, I don’t know if I can do this!” Moments earlier, my ten-year-old son came running…
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