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was a fool hanging hope on a weak man I thought would stand tall if we got married.
I thought we got married for a mighty reason. I thought I was special to him. I musta made it all up, cause none of it’s true.
Sleep is gonna come. It always does, but so do rememberings. Sometimes they take me places I don’t wanna go. Sometimes they take me places I don’t wanna leave. I never know where I’m going when I climb in this featherbed.
“If the good Lord’s willing and the creek don’t rise.”
Truth is, I won’t much of a fighter. The good and bad of me is that I see blessings most every day in every way. Even when it’s a speck that shines in a gray sea of sad. It’s how my heart looks at things.
you don’t believe in God Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, before you read National Geographic, you will after.
“My friends, many of you have asked me what’s the best way to get to heaven, and I am here today to remind you of the one, true answer.”
I pause for effect. “Turn right and go straight.”
“I’m not a Christian. I don’t believe or disbelieve in your god or your devil. I simply have little use for church dogma and man-made rituals that stifle people through fear and superstition. I’ve never seen any proof to support the teachings of your Bible.” She looks me in the eye. “Nature makes a pretty strong case for its own evolution.”
“Well, you might consider church a social vehicle up here, a place where your neighbors come together as a family to touch base and to offer help.
a murder of crows
an ostentation of peacocks, a parliament of owls, a knot of frogs, and a skulk of foxes. My favorite is the crows.
“I call myself an agnostic. From as early as I can recall. I never saw the need for blind faith, nor am I patient with man-made rules.”
“I understand the relief your faith provides. You think it is the foundation for hope and comfort. The cause and effect you believe in are sin and reformation. Fear plays a big part in encouraging people to take the high road. I don’t believe faith or fear lifts people to a better life. The cause and effect I believe in are education and opportunity. Those actions and goals elicit positive change. A god monitoring my days seems naive at best and dangerous at worst.”
Whether you believe in God, He believes in you.”
All her book smarts is worth a handful of nothing when it comes to real truths.
