A pastor sits beside a parishioner and her dying infant. The child will soon die, not from some […]
Category Archive: Mercedes Smith
The events of the last week have sparked yet another round of outraged denunciations, feverish finger-pointing, and circular […]
What a challenging year 2020 has been. This year will undoubtedly be one we look back on with […]
There is so much to do. The woman spends her day like most other days, running errands and […]
Stories are a wonderful, captivating thing. You meet characters that you connect with and care for, and explore […]
I really enjoy gift-giving. The excitement you feel when you purchase what you know is going to be […]
I am angry. I am tired of watching my friends suffer through nine plus months of unemployment. I […]
There are stories of Japanese soldiers dropped onto islands in the Pacific theater during World War II, ordered to […]
It is a hot October afternoon in the desert. Sweat drips down into your eyes as you make […]
I am not passionate about politics…at all. Of course, I hold a general ideology and perspective on how I think our country ought to be governed, but I find more value in pouring time and energy into fostering my relationships with the people around me who actually impact my life on a daily basis, than I do staying up to date on the nuances and intricacies of national or international politics. So, when I say that I sit here, a week after election day, saddened and disappointed, it has nothing to do with the projected winner. I’m frustrated by the inflammatory rhetoric I saw flying from both sides. I’m disheartened by everyone’s apparent inability to empathize with people who think differently than they do, or to even see a reason to.