Nightfall and Sonrise

I never wanted to have any part of working in a restaurant. I am bad at remembering orders and I don’t like when people yell at me (which happens in restaurants sometimes). But when I stood behind the steam table serving pasta, salad, meat, bread and dessert for 6-8...

The Call [Part 2 of 3, September 11]

The Call At Wednesday night service the night after September 11, it was standing room only. The ten-foot distance between the pulpit and the front row was packed with people. Our pastor delivered a timely message, also saying that the numbers of people here tonight...

That Tuesday [Part 1 of 3, September 11]

9-11 That Tuesday – Part 1 of 3 I had just come out of the gym shower at Broward Sheriff’s Office when a coworker told me a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. Having visited WTC a handful of times, I felt bad for the pilot and whoever else was aboard, and...

You’ve got potential

I don’t believe anyone is a failure. Sure, we have all failed at something. If you’re breathing air, you’ve failed. That doesn’t define you as a failure. You’ve also got potential. True, there are some people who waste their lives or prefer to do evil, but until...

You Are Enough

Eighth grade was particularly difficult for me. In fact, all of junior high was like walking through a tank full of piranhas with a cut foot. But in eighth grade, I had the trifecta of bully-magnet looks: I had braces I got glasses The same week I got the glasses, I...

Better Living Through Photoshop

I’m a huge fan of traditional everything. Painting on actual canvas or panel. Drawing on paper, not a digital tablet. Reading a paper book, not a digital tablet. Writing paper letters or notes, not emailing. To me, there is a charm and care to all of these things,...

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