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Part 1 The first words my mother said to me in nineteen years were not “I’m sorry.” They weren’t “How have you been?” or “You look well,” or even “Hello, Rachel.” She stood in the middle of my living room, forty-one floors above Manhattan, with my father at her shoulder and the October rain streaking … Read more
Everyone at my father’s funeral wore black. Everyone except my brother. When Daniel walked into the chapel wearing a bright red suit, I nearly lost my temper. Not burgundy. Not dark crimson. Bright red. I caught him beside Dad’s casket before the service began. “What are you wearing?” Daniel looked exhausted. “Not now, Emily.” “Dad … Read more
Deep in grief after losing his wife, Richard Miller felt God lead him to an orphanage in 1979. There, he found nine Black baby girls, abandoned and facing separation. Remembering his wife’s dying wish for him to not let love die, Richard saw this as a divine calling. Despite having no money and facing certain … Read more
My grandmother, Estelle, had attended the same little church for forty-three years. Even near the end, when arthritis twisted her fingers and walking from the parking lot left her short of breath, she refused to miss Sunday service. I used to tell her the church would survive one week without her, and she would tell … Read more
Every now and again, ordinary people perform extraordinary acts that renew our confidence in humanity. Why not forward this heartfelt post that was shared on Facebook a few years ago? It makes me cry every time I see it. It is the story of a father who recalls the time a girl unexpectedly entered his … Read more
A brunette, a redhead, and a blonde were robbing a supermarket when a police officer walked into the store. The three women decide to hide in three potato sacks. The cop kicks the first bag, and the brunette says, “Meow”. The cop says, “Oh, it’s only a cat” He kicks the second bag, and the … Read more
Three old men are sitting on the porch of a retirement home. The first says, “Fellas, I’ve got real problems. I’m seventy years old. Every morning at seven o’clock, I get up, and I try to urinate. All day long, I try to urinate. They give me all kinds of medicine, but nothing helps.” The … Read more
Strapped to a gurney and minutes from death, convicted killer Christa Pike started to sing before the botched execution that the victim’s mother called “a mess.” Behind the glass at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Sept. 30, witnesses watched as Christa Pike, 50, lay beneath a sheet with an IV running into her … Read more
Jealous husband to his wife: Honey, where are you? Wife: I’m home. Wife: Of course I am sure. Jealous husband: OK then, turn on the blender. Wife: Oh, OK! (turns the blender on) reeereereee. Jealous husband: Oh, fine then, honey. See you later, bye. Another day, the husband to his wife: Honey, where are you? … Read more
The Shadow That Followed Charlotte Green In the autumn of 1870, along the Arkansas River near Pine Bluff, there was a woman whose appearance had become so familiar that most people no longer questioned it. Her name was Charlotte Green, though many in the community called her Lahi, and she was a woman who had … Read more