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Submissions 11 - 20
Like Elmer's glue
July 15, 2011 10:56 p.m. that exact moment that completely changed my life inside out; the one day that will be stuck like Elmer's glue to the back of my hippocampus. A day like this is to me is a date you'll remember when you get married, or the exact moment your first child is born. To give some background to this date, I had family and personal issues that I had with my father, ones I wish never had to happen to a child. Never the less, it was my first time seeing him and my brother in well Read moreThe Final Moment of Faith
He's lying.He has to be--all the strangers do. He's another nameless face trying to hurt me, that's all, and I finally snap. I'm so sick of it that I'm screaming bumptious abuse at him before either of us knows what's happening.
Except this time, this stranger tells the truth, and it's hard. The proof is right next door, and even though I'm forbidden to see it, I'm well aware of its existence. I'm galvanized into silence, and the ringing quiet addles my brain more than the shouting ever could.
The stranger seems fine enough, like he deals with this Read more
Popping The Bubble
Placing that cap upon my head and dressing myself in those long gowns meant that I was about to take my first step out of the safe zone.From my first day of middle school to my final day of high school, I have always attended a small Christian school. I was forced to attend against my will. Both of my older brothers went to it when they were young as well. My parents thought that it was the best solution to keeping us safe while at the same time gaining a quality education.
I am very thankful Read more
Popping The Bubble
Placing that cap upon my head and dressing myself in those long gowns meant that I was about to take my first step out of the safe zone.From my first day of middle school to my final day of high school, I have always attended a small Christian school. I was forced to attend against my will. Both of my older brothers went to it when they were young as well. My parents thought that it was the best solution to keeping us safe while at the same time gaining a quality education.
I am very thankful Read more
Lost in Textlation?
He was always misplacing things. Cell phone, wallet, keys. Had I collected the moments spent helping him look for things never truly lost, I could have taken a trip around the world, built a pyramid, maybe even finished law school.Oftentimes, he would ask me to call his phone so that he could follow the ringtone and find it. If he left the house without it, he would call from a friend's phone and ask me if I'd seen it. Sure as sunrise, I would find it in plain site. I would glance around and there it was, on Read more
Gun Control
It was a pitch-black night. I glanced up, opened my mouth to say--felt the body hit, heard the lump lump lump as parts thumped the underlength of our car. "We've got a problem; I've got to pull over," my husband's voice sounded strained. I glanced over and saw all of the idiot lights on the dash lighted up. "A wof, it was a wolf," I said. "All the lights lit the instant we hit; I've never seen a dash light up like that," he said. "When we were abreast of the truck, I got Read morePlans
Just over a year ago, I had the opportunity to be a Student Missionary in Costa Rica. I became a teacher to 25 noisy, energetic youngsters. Beyond that, I had the good fortune to be placed with a local family who spoke only Spanish. I was not only going to earn teaching experience, but I was also going to finally become a fluent Spanish speaker!My first four months were perfection. Of course I had ups and downs, spells of homesickness and times of sheer exhaustion, but those hardships were always fleeting. The students and I worked hard Read more
Plans
Just over a year ago, I had the opportunity to be a Student Missionary in Costa Rica. I became a teacher to 25 noisy, energetic youngsters. Beyond that, I had the good fortune to be placed with a local family who spoke only Spanish. I was not only going to earn teaching experience, but I was also going to finally become a fluent Spanish speaker!My first four months were perfection. Of course I had ups and downs, spells of homesickness and times of sheer exhaustion, but those hardships were always fleeting. The students and I worked hard Read more
The Other Side (Part III)
In the memoir, Death Be Not Proud, John Gunther explores the process of dying, as his son, Johnny, fights a devastating brain tumor. Gunther's son was only 17, struggling against death, fighting against the spark of life. Gunther wrote, "A primitive to-the-death struggle of reason against violence, reason against disruption, reason against brute unthinking force--this was what went on in Johnny's head. What he was fighting against was the ruthless assault of chaos. What he was fighting for, as it were, the life of the human mind." As Johnny courageously faces death, his father raises important questions, "What does it Read moreThe Other Side (Part II)
Living with my family was a process of continual adjustment. It was like living in a foreign country, I could never guess what was going to happen next. That's how I felt. I didn't know if my mom would be in a good mood or a bad mood, if my brother would be in some kind of trouble or if he would be home watching TV, if my dad would get upset at my mom and escape for a few days, or if he would stay home and we would all get along. The good times we had felt like Read moreThe Moment Book
Moments from the SMITH Community
Day One All small children are weathermen. They may not know much but they know good and bad, scary and safe, and when they're checking the weather of their world the sky they look into is their parent's face. If you're the parent, no matter what kind of tornado is coming, it's your job to act like everything is okay.
The day of our appointment, nothing was okay, but I was …
Canter the dog I am not a dog person. Why? Because sometimes I forget to get myself dinner. Because I never walk myself daily. Because I don’t play catch with myself and because I won’t change all that for a dog. That was my opinion anyhow before Canter came to stay.
Don’t think I would have let him in easy--he is a golden retriever, which is to say he …
Marlo Thomas Is An Actress In 1974 my family loved watching Marlo Thomas on her TV show, That Girl. My mother would always refer to her as 'that darling Marlo Thomas' or by her longer name, 'that darling Marlo Thomas, I just love her'.
We also loved I Dream Of Jeannie and Bewitched. Jeannie had a master who stoppered her into her bottle when she was bad and Samantha wasn't allowed to be her …
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