Anyone who knows me knows that I wear several bracelets. It’s something I started doing a few years ago, mainly because I wanted to express myself, but also because some have words I wanted to focus on. I’ve mentioned them in a few blogs posts here as well. One of the words I have on […]
Tag: magic
Where There is Love
Anyone who pays attention to the news will tell you that there is so much in the way of hatred in our world today. Look at the way invasions, mass shootings, book ban parties, even comments on social media accounts are perversive. We make rules against love. We tell people they cannot love others because […]
Allium (The Magician – Chapter Seven)
This is the seventh chapter of the serialization novel I am working on, The Magician – < click there to read the other chapters if you missed them. Allium It would not do to ruminate on a long-missing family member, Vanessa thought as she stared off into the distance through her window on the train. […]
Miles and Miles
My late friend Margo was known for walking upwards of seven miles a day, no matter if it were raining, snowing, or if the sun was shining brightly. And while I can get upwards of 24,000 steps in a day with the full time job, I still feel as if I pale in comparison. I […]
It’s Not Fair
It’s a phrase we all say. IT’S NOT FAIR! As children, we yell it when we perceive a sibling or classmate is receiving something better than we were given by an adult. It’s not fair we have to do the dishes tonight. It’s not fair that they got the purple marker. It’s not fair that […]
Nestor (The Magician – Chapter Six)
This is the sixth chapter of the serialization novel I am working on, The Magician – < click there to read the other chapters if you missed them. Nestor Vanessa was unaware she had been spoken of in such a fashion as she rode the elevated train across the city. She was heading from her […]
You Matter
It’s just a small tag, the size of a business card with laminate that reaches out a fraction of an inch. But it’s a special tag as well. At the beginning of every school year, the tiny church I belong in this swath of the Midwest gives out the tags to students and anyone else […]
We are all teachers. But we are all students.
I once saw someone who was wearing a tee-shirt that read: I homeschool because I have seen the village and I don’t want it raising my kids. While I certainly understand the sentiment behind that statement, a part of me worries as well about the children this person is homeschooling. One day, they will be […]
Laundromat (The Magician – Chapter Five)
This is the fifth chapter of the serialization novel I am working on, The Magician – < click there to read the other chapters if you missed them. Want to listen to this instead of read it? Check out M. Ray Davis’ podcasted version! Laundromat The laundromat in one of the older neighborhoods of the city […]
“But not all Christians……”
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 […]
K. S. Wood Writes 