The Do-Over

by Sharon M. Peterson

“See, there are moments in life—sometimes they’re big, sometimes small. Some are happy, like meeting the man you’ll marry or having a baby. But sometimes they’re ugly. It’s the moments that make us who we are.

But he wasn’t handsome; the harshness of his face prevented that. It was as though God had forgotten to sand his edges—severe

“Lies are like cockroaches and the White Pages,” Mimi liked to say. “They might be useless, but they’ll never go away.”

“Beauty’s only skin deep. So, make sure you pay attention to the stuff on the inside you can’t moisturize.”