Once upon a time, I was told by other Christians that because I am female, I should not hope to hold any positions of power, that I should be better off just pursing a life inside the home instead of out of it. Once upon a time, I was told by other Christians that I […]
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The best days ever
Today was the last day of the state fair in my swath of the Midwest, and like usual, I chose NOT to go to the fair this year. I’ve only been once in the sixteen years I have lived in this state. It’s too hot, too crowded, and too expensive for me to really enjoy. […]
Find your spark. Reignite your flame.
Yesterday, a group of friends and I did something that made my heart sing, even though it still feels like mourning sometimes. We gathered up all of the tissue boxes that had been donated at the visitation and funeral of our dear friend and church member, Margo Belote Murillo, whose death I wrote about just […]
When you can’t go on
August, at least for my little swath of the Midwest, has been rough so far. If you’re an active follower of my blog, you already know that a very dear friend to many in my community suddenly passed away earlier this month. It’s been rough, since she left big shoes to fill. Her funeral was […]
Return (The Magician – Chapter Four)
This is the fourth chapter of the serialization novel I am working on, The Magician – < click there to read the other chapters if you missed them. Return Everyone who was involved in Malatesta’s Traveling Show dynamically accepted the news that they were ending their shows in the old country. After the final cities […]
The Unexpected
I’m dealing with a great deal of a mental load right now. As you may already have learned, if you read my last blog post, Margo Murillo, one of my dearest and oldest friends in this little swath of the Midwest died unexpectedly this past Friday. I am still doing a great deal of processing […]
Mourning
It’s with a heavy heart that I write this. Tragedy has struck once more in my little world. A life has been sadly snuffed out. Margo was one of the first friends I had made at the tiny church I attend in my little swath of the Midwest. She was a teacher at the high […]
The Joy of Childhood
There’s a gumball machine at my workplace, one of the good old fashioned ones where each gumball just costs a quarter. Watching the glee on children’s faces as they clutch coins between their fingers and run towards it always makes me smile. The excitement of candy, the anticipation while trying to guess what color gumball […]
Treasured
I have some words written on my bathroom mirror in dry erase crayon. They change when I clean my mirror, but for the most part, they have the same theme: Don’t let anyone steal your magic. Be the (love, good, change, joy, hope, peace, magic) you wish to see in the world You are loved […]
Vanessa (The Magician – Chapter Three)
This is the third chapter of the serialization novel I am working on, The Magician. To read the previous chapters, click here Want to listen to this instead of read it? Check out M. Ray Davis’ podcasted version! Vanessa Vanessa Rankin sat at her desktop computer that same evening, listening to music stream through her wireless […]
K. S. Wood Writes 