Sep 24, 2014 | Weekly Words
She didn’t know what to say, without a ten-minute long explanation. My friend looked at me and said, “What do you say to that question?” We were both enjoying a playdate, chasing toddlers and trying to carry on a conversation while we kept one child from running with...
Sep 17, 2014 | Weekly Words
Last spring when Wilcox County, Georgia, made the national news for hosting its first integrated high school prom. Folks around the country were flabbergasted that almost 60 years after “separate but equal” was deemed unconstitutional and schools were integrated, this...
Sep 10, 2014 | Weekly Words
The letter is tucked in my Bible. The stationery is a piece of lined paper raggedly torn from a notebook. It is wrinkled and had been folded many times to fit into a pocket. What strikes me every time I try to read it is how many times the word “sorry” appears. My...