Author: Bridget Bross
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Chap 4–Like a Prayer
When I read how she prayed to Jesus the night she waited for her test results, it made me reflect on my own method of prayer during my battle with breast cancer. And how very different it was from hers.
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Before Sunrise
I wanted second and third helpings of him. Magic happened in the conversation, prying us open like a shucker does an oyster. I was fascinated with the pearls I discovered.
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Chap 3–Speak Your Heart
Unabashedly calling her Pepe’s signature French pet name, “ma cherie,” except in his Philadelphia accent it came out, “mon cherry, mon cherry.” My love, my love.
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Chap 2–Go For The High Dive
It makes me smile because I know how many secret talents women hold in themselves everyday, usually without an occasion to display them. But when they do, watch out! Step aside and behold.
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Chap 1–Softly Knocking on a Closed Door
Mom opened the glass door with frosted edges, releasing a cloud of warm air floating scents of homemade cookies, roasted meats, and Christmas tree needles over our wintery cherry cheeks. Not red from the short time in the cold, but immediately red from entering a tropical atmosphere where coats can’t unzip fast enough before squishy,…
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Love Sonnet #1
When the tale is told since stars were charted Love is in her laughs the tale depends