All the Lessons We Learn

All the Lessons We Learn

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The Desert

I sat alone in the desert today. To listen intently to what it had to say. Instead, I heard silence, no message at all. I couldn’t believe it had such gall To lead me to believe something was here for me—then deserted, forsaken, and lonely. What a waste of time! What a complete disaster! There was nothing

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She Wore Purple Alligator Boots

My maternal grandmother wore purple alligator boots. Purple. Alligator. Boots. She loved those boots. She wore them everywhere she went; to work, to Walmart, to church. When she passed, no one really knew what to do with those purple alligator boots, so my mom decided to keep them. It could

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The Desert

I sat alone in the desert today. To listen intently to what it had to say. Instead, I heard silence, no message at all. I couldn’t believe it had such gall To lead me to believe something was here for me—then deserted, forsaken, and lonely. What a waste of time! What a complete disaster! There was nothing

Read More »

She Wore Purple Alligator Boots

My maternal grandmother wore purple alligator boots. Purple. Alligator. Boots. She loved those boots. She wore them everywhere she went; to work, to Walmart, to church. When she passed, no one really knew what to do with those purple alligator boots, so my mom decided to keep them. It could

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