In my high school yearbook, I quoted a line from a Susanne Vega song, “And when I’m dead, if you can tell them this, what was wood, became alive.” I have always considered myself a closet goth. I guess they are called emu now. I never thought I would live past my 30s. Now I’mContinue reading “Disturbing the Sacred”
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Honor Thy Parents
If anyone asks me what commandment I have trouble following, it’s not the one everyone usually thinks. My problem is honoring my mother and father. It’s not that my parents were bad. My mother sacrificed so much to give me and my brothers the life she never had. She also had me – a mouthyContinue reading “Honor Thy Parents”
