Rejection knows no boundaries. Rejection doesn’t care if you cut yourself, drink bleach, turpentine, alcohol or take drugs to soothe your pain. Rejection could care less if you are poor or rich or what ethnicity or religion you are. It lures you to fill the hole in your heart in ways you never dreamed. It […]
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No More Broken Plates
One day when I was dusting the dining room of our 1879 home, a funny thought hit my heart. “Dad never stepped foot in any place I lived as an adult.” That meant he never ate in my house. I never got to think of a meal to prepare for his arrival. I never got […]
Taken Away
All four kids started to cry when the nice lady stopped her car in front of the big brick building. “Where are we?” cried Jacqueline. Her four-year-old sister Julia and brother Gene chimed, “This isn’t what the ice cream parlor looks like. Where’s the drug store?” Their little brother Johnny, two and one-half, was too […]
Are You a Father?
If you’re a man and have children, you’re a father. You help shape and influence how your children begin to view their world. The role father’s play are invaluable and can affect how we parent, see ourselves and navigate life. If we are born, we’ve all had a father. Everyone’s Dad has meant something personal to them, […]