Vol. 44 No. 1 — Summer 2024
Navigating tension appears to be the heart of this open-themed collection.
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I know without a shadow of a doubt. The certainty – an unassailable wall for my fifteen-year-old mind. The cold stone barring the warmth of — Belonging. Doubts swoop at my head, yellow talons extended,
“I’m more of a ‘flirt to convert’ missionary,” said a fellow Young Woman, laughing.It was a Sunday back in the 1980s. We were learning about missions from our female leaders who had never served missions
Life is too short, but you didn’t really know it at thirteen — that first time you dyed your hair at a sleepover. From a dull brown to a vibrant red. I sank into a
Home drums beat first: Before taking on someone’s else’s problems, you should first look after your own affairs.*Surrounded by seas of whiteness, I craved my accent.A few years ago, filled with excitement and hesitant optimism,
Faith isn’t like a seed It’s a garden grown within. Winter flowers bloom in chill As daisies burst in spring Leaves once bright in autumn Rot away in mud and rain Pleasant plants erupt from
Last week I took my baby, now eighteen years old and almost a foot taller than me, to the airport so he could leave me to serve two years in a faraway country. I hugged
We pulled into a premium parking spot right in front of the entrance to San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square. I laughed. My husband turned to me, eyebrows raised, expectant.“We aren’t supposed to be able to park
“Be in the world, but not of it.” *The human body shares many similarities with the earth it inhabits. For example, water comprises more than half of both the human body and the earth’s surface.
