Author Archives: Jack

This morning while at the park I noticed a mama playing catch with her toddler as she swayed back and forth, patting the tush of the newborn tucked tightly against her chest. A while later I glanced up to see her approach me. She shrugged her shoulders and quietly said “I’m embarrassed to even ask, […]

As a university student, money can be tight and so sometimes I skip meals. Another student in my class is a mom, who is older and has less financial struggle. So she has taken it upon herself to pack an extra lunch when making her kids some, and bringing it for me. She is one […]

To that woman, I saw you. I saw you elbow your husband when we sat down. I saw you stare a hole through the woman that was trying to have a family dinner with the two of us. I saw you laugh. I saw you talk. I smiled at your daughter who made a point […]

Disclaimer: suicide “That night, I went to bed and forgot to take my phone off silent. I didn’t hear it ring. I missed the call. Her sister woke me to 3 words that changed my life forever: ‘Brenna killed herself.’ For so many years, I’d pleaded with God to heal her depression. This is not […]

THE RICH FAMILY IN OUR CHURCH I’ll never forget Easter 1946. I was 14, my little sister Ocy 12, and my older sister Darlene 16. We lived at home with our mother, and the four of us knew what it was like to do without many things. My dad had died five years before, leaving […]

We waited for 45 minutes for a table tonight at Olive Garden. When we were called, we noticed an older woman standing and waiting by herself. She would be waiting 30+ minutes just for a table for one. Mom and I decided to ask this woman to eat dinner with us. We took a chance. […]