Edgar
There were many homeless people scattered around the town of Clifton, but Edgar was the only one living beneath the aging cottonwood tree...
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brother's keeper
the boy’s father left, life isn’t fair that way. but he had a man to look to, an older brother who’d stayed. after tears, the boy smiled,...
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Let them call to Me
the sun is setting, will you lift them? Let them call to Me their souls are weary. Let them call to Me their minds are heavy, their heads...
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the liberating power of forgiveness
Dear Lucille, Forgiveness may be the single most important and distinguishing attribute of someone who is close to Heaven. It is a trait...
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talking with grief
Me: Is it always this way? Grief: Is what? Me: Don’t patronize me. Grief. You. Do I always have to feel this way? Grief: I wasn’t...
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Your place as a woman
Dear Lucille, I think it’s time you learned your place. We live in a world that clamors for the attention of little girls like you....
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talking to yourself
Older: Do you have a minute? Younger: Wait a second (stares in confusion)… O: Yes. Y: But how? Oh, I am still dreaming, right? O: Well,...
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lost lamb
The little lamb wandered far away only intending to stay the day. But a storm came quickly, fierce and strong, separating him from his...
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healing brothers
“I cannot climb this tree,” I told him, “I'm small and it's too high.” He messed my hair and laughed, and beckoned, “Come now, let’s just...
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alone not loneliness
Dear Lucille, At times, people feel the need to be alone. You will experience this feeling. Being alone can allow our minds to slow down...
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presence
Dear Lucille, It occurs to me that we only have the present. Yesterday was made up of present moments. Tomorrow is a word that simply...
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Dear Lucille...
Dear Lucille, have you looked outside today? Cause it’s rainin', girl, but the sun is shinin' through. Dear Lucille, wake up, my dear,...
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grief speaks
“Why are you still here?” I asked it, “I thought time would solve all this?” Staring back, it did not answer, there was something I had...
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a child's pain
Oh how I long to lift these burdens from her, but I’m left to watch from the side, praying she’ll know not every season’s like this,...
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one day
time heals wounds, but the trouble is, no matter how much time has passed. brothers were never meant for losing. minutes are slow and the...
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stress advice
Dear Lucille, Should you find yourself stressed, here's a little exercise I've found helpful: First, take a piece of paper and write for...
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the boy
the boy brother, brother, can you see the boy? brother, brother, can you feel his joy? the clouds and sun, they paint your story. the...
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and the father sang
In wonder and love he stared at her face, A new babe sleeping; stillness swallowed their space. A tiny apartment, but something had...
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feel the rain
my mama told me “bloom where you are planted,” i said but i’m just right here, yeah i’m just right here. my mama told me don’t listen to...
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hurry up and slow it down
we were just kids, running fast and running free, not a dollar to our name, no responsibility. lovin you was easy, lovin you was right...
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