The Medicine of Laughter

The Medicine of Laughter

I am not funny. No one would ever describe me as “the girl who makes people laugh.” Yet, as an aspiring actress, I would often be cast in these whimsical roles. Not as Sandy in Grease, but “Jan” the Twinkie eating friend who makes everyone laugh. In college, as an overly self-assured Junior, I was…

The Pain of Hoping
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The Pain of Hoping

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 Heather Jo sits in her eighth grade home economics class sewing a pillow. The shape is uneven and the stuffing bulky, so she decides to rip open the seams and try again. She knows that if she keeps…