In our small, bright yellow kitchen, you stirred your signature onion, chili powder, ground beef, tomato, kidney bean and macaroni dish on the stove. The delicious aroma wafted my way as I perched on the washing machine a few feet away, dangling my teenaged legs and talking with you. Every day, you and I were…
What Caring? People Did – and Do: Looking Back, Seeing Now
Please be advised: difficult topic in this post. In the evening caring fathers swungLaughing kids on swing setsBy day they took care of prisonersMethodicallyPumping gas into death chambersFiring ovens to burn human fleshAnyway, they said sincerely,Everyone with reason knowsThey don’t deserve to liveWe are importantAnd I'm a caring personA good friendAmbitiousI have my plansMy futureMy…
Dear Lovely Girl, Why You Should Wait to Wear White, and Who Cares?
First, God cares. God, who created you, lovely girl, is the one who said: “Wait!” Wait for marriage to have sex — your white wedding dress the traditional symbol that you did. Doesn’t that make God a killjoy? Well, because He cares so much for you, and if marriage is part of His best plan…
The Nearness of God 