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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Love Sonnet #2
I make bright bubble toes dance in Champaign.