Yesterday was Mother’s Day, so naturally I spent some time with my mom helping homeless families pack up and move. She didn’t seem bothered by the fact that I forgot to get her a card. There’s no punchline. My mom serves as our church’s coordinator for Family Promise of Gwinnett, which means that two or … Continue reading »
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Dream Woman
Wednesday, some of the students I work with at the Grayson High School Christian Learning Center asked what was my most embarrassing moment. As a life-long goober, that’s like asking Michelle Duggard to pick her favorite kid: there’s just too many to choose from. However, one of my church students called out, “Tell them about … Continue reading »
A Father’s Arms
He sits there, holding her in his arms, looking over every inch of her face, and he wonders: “How did we get here?” He runs his hand gently along her cheek, just hoping she will respond. He holds her hand, a hand that seems to frail and tiny inside his, and he asks himself: “What … Continue reading »
McBroom of the System
It’s sort of pitiful that in a week where an article about me as a blogger gets posted, I have written only one blog. Shameful, really. But I have a great excuse: my house was getting a makeover. And not some quaint little facelift or landscaping jobs, but a real honest-to-goodness, life-changing makeover. We had … Continue reading »
Ch-ch-ch-changes
Today is one of those days: the washing machine died, the heating and air is being gutted and replaced, and the last remnants of my son’s third birthday party are being cleaned off the floor. Standing in the middle of so much chaos, I’m reminded of a sometimes brutal truth about the human experience: everything … Continue reading »
