Following God, Finding Balance Though none go with me, I still will follow… In “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” by C. S. Lewis, there’s a scene where Lucy realizes that she was supposed to have followed the lion Aslan alone into the forest. He had not expected her to wait for her siblings…
God Has Got You! Look at these figurines. This creator’s eye for detail is exceptional. When I took a moment to really examine them, I was amazed at how there is a picture of each character’s purpose drawn onto the figurine’s own body. I loved that! Each individual piece bears the mark of its life’s…
Clark is one of my favorite characters. He’s been so much fun to write, that I decided to try to dig into his back story from Clark’s point of view. Clark often felt as if his mom was is a stereotype, of sorts. She was one of those white girls who saw herself in another…
Birth Father The memories I have of my birth father before I grew up could be easily counted using fewer fingers than I have. He was around until I was 6, when he moved away and only called twice that I know of. Somehow, though I have several scattered memories with the rest of my…
One day, when I was 11 years old, Mami and I were heading out to Manhattan. We were planning to visit Delancey Street, browse through May’s Department Store on 14th Street, and maybe visit a cuchifrito for some delicious fried treats. It was our usual Saturday routine, and she purposely skimped on some of the week’s groceries in…
Bikinis and Jean Shorts As a 12 year-old, I firmly believed that bikinis were only for supermodels, but on the day my aunt brought home a red and white polka-dotted string bikini, I began to think differently. At first, of course, I thought that she must be unaware of my cellulite. I tried on the…