The Back Porch

She pushed this little piece of paper across the table to within a few inches of my arm, and I wanted to stand up and walk away from it.
It was nothing. The little loop of paper used to hold the napkin, fork, and knife all together at a restaurant. She had creased it on two […]

Finding hope after months of despair is like nothing that can ever be fully expressed.
It is water for a man dying of thirst. It is sight for the blind; it is air for the drowning. It is the sight of someone loved after waking from a coma. It is peace.
Love always hopes. That expression kills […]

I’ve been thinking a lot about friends lately. I can’t really be sure why, as my mind it seems has a mind of its own. But I’ve been thinking much about how fortunate I am to have the friends that I do.
Looking back on the past year, I’ve gone through so much crap and trials […]