Unsplash I recently listened to a podcast [*] where the speaker asked a question that made me stop, replay, and consider. She asked, “Who were you before anyone told you who you were supposed to be?” Who. Were. You? I have wrestled for decades with this question. Who was I before innocence was interrupted and …
Author: Allison McCormick
When Our Ordinary Turns Into The Unthinkable
Titus - Photo by A. McCormick The day started like any other. An early morning walk followed by breakfast, a mid-morning nap, and then things swerved off course. Titus became anxious, slower than normal, and by the evening, he refused to eat. The following morning, he could barely walk. We knew something was terribly wrong. …
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Unity in Christ
Photo by W. Suhendra (Unsplash) As a child, I didn’t think much about race. I knew I looked different from most of the kids in my elementary school but I made friends across the spectrum of faces and colors. I lived with an innocence that allowed me to be unburdened by the hue of my …
One Choice Encounter at a Time
Photo by C. Costello (Unsplash) A girlfriend and I were scheduled to walk. An early morning rendezvous that would allow us to catch up on life and spend a little time planning our next adventure. But she woke up not feeling 100% and wisely stayed in bed to get some needed rest. So as I …
Desolate Lands
Photographer Unknown I watched as she made her way from the campsite to the street. The passageway that connected the field to the rest of humanity. Kimberly lived in a makeshift shelter sandwiched between the roar of cars and trucks racing down the highway and a frontage road running parallel to the freeway. Alone in …
After The Storm
Photo by R. Sanner (Unsplash) I watched as the clouds collected at the far end of town. They hung menacingly in the sky - collecting strength, waiting to explode in an exhibition of light and liquid. I could hear the faint rumble of thunder and smelled the rain-soaked ground as the storm inched its way …
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