Hope. I want it. I search for it. I try to hold onto it when I find it. During Christmas, I sing, teach, greet, write, and listen to pastors speak words of hope. Yet, in
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Healing Hurtful Hearts and Homes
The telephone rang at 2:00 a.m. “This is the police department. We’ve picked up a mother and three children. The kids are in pretty bad shape.” Another call, another challenge for healing hurtful hearts and
Read moreFree Indeed
People long to be free, but, without the right guide, they will never be free indeed. From late teens to senior adults, the group arrived, and each individual found a chair. A few talked and
Read moreWhat Love Is And What We Should Do About It
No thanks, Hollywood. I’ll get my definition of love somewhere else. In a culture already rife with human trafficking and pornography addiction (much of it violent), we don’t need an ought-to-be-X-rated film to try to
Read moreGiving Up a Child by Angela Collier Hampton
Why would someone give their child up for adoption? I have heard the whispers for over twenty years. I have only had a few people outright ask me why. To those who have wondered and
Read moreLiberty or Death
The only female patron in a newly opened restaurant, I found myself seated close to a table of military men in uniform. It seems the eatery had a grand opening special, slow service a la mode. I
Read moreWhen a Man You Love Was Abused
How does a person gain an abuse survivor’s trust? You gain trust by proving that you’re trustworthy. Don’t be intrusive and don’t ask for more than he’s comfortable in telling you. Above all, assure him
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