When someone you love passes away, grief can become a heavy cloud that darkens every day. It zaps your energy and leaves one feeling desolate. The mind can’t fathom the fact that their loved one is gone. I am still only convinced ninety percent that my sister-in-law is no longer here. I can’t get to…
Painted Ladies, an Angel Bump by Terri Elders
At fifteen I’d not dealt with death before, so all I knew was that it meant goodbye. That didn’t strike me as fair. I didn’t want to say goodbye to Grandma. Nonetheless, Mama insisted I attend the funeral with the rest of the family on that gray June morning. “Dress in…
A Polka Pick-Me-Up by Elizabeth Wood
I remained mostly calm as I drove my mother to her first cancer treatment on a sweaty summer day in July. Only my fingers gave away my nervousness as I repeatedly scanned through radio stations, searching for a familiar tune— anything I could sing to—that had…
My Mother’s Coat by Sharon Love Cook…an Angel Bumps story
Like many young people growing up in the sixties, I rejected “organized religion.” Eventually I stopped attending church altogether, claiming I felt like a hypocrite. I had to do my own thing, a common refrain back then. My mother, on the other hand, had an unshakeable faith. “Life goes better when you go…
Choir Misfits
I recently attended a women’s retreat at our church, St. John Vianney. I needed some quiet time with God to thank Him for all my blessings. Forty other women filled the room. I think all women need some quiet time to reflect. This was our time. The gals at my table were sharing song…
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