They were a despised minority in a third-world country. The father of three died very young, leaving his wife with tiny twin girls and a pre-schooler. The struggling young wife became overwhelmed and lost her sanity. The pre-schooler was taken in by an aunt who cared nothing for her and treated her like a…
Tag: overcoming
The Battle
Straight out of a Halloween movie. Creepy, crawly, nasty. Everywhere you look. Overwhelming numbers. They’re on the verge of world domination. We are under siege. We’re barely holding our own. Our weapons are a shop vac and tissues which we’re using with great dedication and bravery. Our not-yet-sealed up under construction house appears to be…
Grit or Grace?
I don’t care for ladders. This may have something to do with my discomfort with heights. (Heights is any time my feet are more than three feet from the ground.) Some of you are snickering at the ridiculousness of my fear, but some of you are nodding with empathy. So in the case of fears,…