THURSDAY NIGHT, 7:15 PM. TEXT MESSAGE “I have an urgent question, please call me!” The temperatures were just starting to cool down...

The voice on the phone was heavy with sadness, shame and a little fright. Jarod never thought this could happen to him. He’s a man, after...

I thought I was in her way. We were in the snack isle at Kroger when I noticed her moving her basket in my direction. I smiled, said...

“So you’re not going to pay my electric bill?,” she asked incredulously? Her boyfriend, who had been quietly playing on his cell phone,...

Folks usually think he’s drunk or on drugs but it’s the disease that makes his body jerk and his words spit and sputter like an old...

We make a living by what we get . . . but we make a life by what we give. His eyes were serious but kind, as he reached to firmly shake...

It was wonderfully awkward walking into her office to fill out the paperwork. This beautiful, confident young lady knew I was coming so...

Last month was like a long, drawn out hurricane! It blew through and left us dazed and amazed but still standing upright. Summer is...

My office faces the front and side of our building so I can traffic coming and going. About once a week, a pick-up (sometimes pulling a...

The first text didn’t surprise me that much, in fact it was pretty straight forward. “One of the water heaters at the shelter just died –...