Comfort From the Outskirts of Insomnia
I get jet lag when I work night shift, now. I used to work night shift five days a week. That was relatively easy – …
The Mean Postman
It’s really nice for my online book shop that the mail carriers pick up my outgoing packages. Even though they are on foot, they pluck …
The Animals Reconvene
It’s been a year since the animals waited for the baby to come home from the hospital. This week, they reconvened for the baby’s first …
Loaves and Fishes Multiplied At the Corner Store
In the evening light, I saw the girls cut into the street a block ahead of me, and I felt that surge of sadness that …
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Contentment: Adapted From a Russian Story
Anina, soon to be eleven months old, feels entitled to do everything that any other human being does. It is unthinkable to her that other …
It was The Most Insane of Times, It was the Most Grateful of Times
Last year, when TGS International, the publishing arm of Christian Aid Ministries, asked me about another book project, I declined. For one thing, I was …
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