Omaha, Nebraska – The front half of a chopped-up, orange Volkswagen beetle sat on the front porch of the Hollywood Candy shop. Protruding from the wall across from it, a five-foot tall nose inhaled the delicate fragrance of the flowers filling both sides of the path. Keagan and I stepped up to the door, careful to steerContinueContinue reading “A Somewhat True Tall Tale: Trip to Omaha”
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Mad-Lib Style Poetry
We homeschool. Last year, our son did Mad-Lib style poetry with his vocabulary words resulting in some interesting poems. Hope this one brings a smile to your face as it did ours. I go forward, after stopping. I proceed. You weren’t easily approached. You weren’t accessible. You break away from me. You secede. Your tummyContinueContinue reading “Mad-Lib Style Poetry”
The Way of Love
In times of pain or anger, the enemy sometimes finds a crack to slip through. He infects me with a virus of unpleasant thoughts and emotions I fight to purge. I have to remind myself, usually more than once, of the wisdom of silence (Proverbs 17:28, Proverbs 29:11). During those moments, I cling to the WordContinueContinue reading “The Way of Love”
Divine Failure
I thank God for my failures. Each has changed me in some way. Yes, the experience can be challenging, even painful. But, ever so often, it becomes clear it was necessary and, yes, a blessing. I received a professional critique of my first manuscript at the Minnesota Writer’s Workshop back in February. In short,ContinueContinue reading “Divine Failure”
A View From the Mill City Museum
Minneapolis, MN The Washburn A Mill was state-of-the-art when it opened its doors in the 1880s. In 1965, the building closed, its facilities deemed obsolete. Then a fire nearly destroyed it in the 1990s but from those ashes rose the Mill City Museum. Wounds healed, walls fortified with loving care. Today, the mill proudly displays its scars, sharingContinueContinue reading “A View From the Mill City Museum”
K.A. Cummins 