The Power of Purpose

The Power of Purpose

After Daddy left Mama and us kids, Mama had no choice but to get a license, somehow obtain a beat up old car and get a job. She had a focused purpose. That purpose was to provide for and raise those of her brood of seven kids that were still at home. She was focused...
Learning to Bend

Learning to Bend

“When they reached the slopes of the mountain, Grace and Glory stood still in delighted surprise, for stretching before her were fields of slender reeds, swaying in the breeze and tossing lightly in rhythmic motion like waves or a slightly rolling sea…” Lately, I’ve...
To A Thousand Generations

To A Thousand Generations

I lie on the guest room bed at my dad’s house, eyes closed, breathing slowly and deeply. Anxiety grips me like a vice and makes me feel like there’s a rock in my gut and a weight on my chest. The anxiety itself causes more anxiety, as I wonder why...
A Letter From My Eighty Year Old Self

A Letter From My Eighty Year Old Self

  Dear Forty-Six Year Old Kim, I was reminiscing today about our beautiful life and thought I’d share some thoughts with you in a letter from your eighty year old self. Lessons if you will. Don’t mind the tone. I’m not shaking my finger, I’m offering you some...

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