By Kelly Carr With one movement, it toppled. It was a small vase, given to me by a loved one who had visited one of the smallest countries in the world: Liechtenstein. Now a large shard has broken off, and I look upon it with sadness. If I’m sad when a material possession is broken, […]
By Kelly Carr Surreptitiously I crept to the hall closet, making my 7-year-old self as minuscule as possible. With furtive glances about me, I swiftly, silently opened the door and dove inside, closing it behind. Heart pounding, I tried to slow my rapid breath. This was it—the moment of truth. With trembling fingertips I reached […]
By Kelly Carr There was a room in my home church where I loved to go when I was a kid—because fun things were always going on inside. In that room we’d have special youth group nights, playing games, watching a Bible movie, eating popcorn. In the summer we’d have VBS activities in the room, […]
By Kelly Carr “I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of […]
By Kelly Carr I laughed aloud when I heard the radio interview with Jasper Griegson, dubbed as “Britain’s Greatest Complainer.” Here I was, thinking about articles to help prevent complaining, and this guy was making a living at it. Jasper described his methods to Here & Now host Jeremy Hobson, saying that he does not […]
