Becky pulled the ironing board from its hiding place beside the washing machine. Behind it was something black. She leaned in closer. And saw that the black was furry.
Mold.
Like the sheetrock was a sandwich left in a lunch box over the Summer.
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And This Is Why I Don’t Iron
Growing Up
I wasn’t bothered by turning thirty-eight until my mom gave me her “present”, a book on how to die well. “It’s probably Billy Graham’s last book,” she said trying to convince me I wasn’t receiving it because I’m now closer to the end of my life than its beginning.
So I got a little introspective. And…
The Return Of Mimi
It’s been five months since we last saw Mimi. When Sambhaji’s chair was added to the dinner table she just stopped showing up. For a couple years she’d been arriving just after supper, with her props and rubber-faced expressions and slow southern drawl.
“Shaaaawwwwwn,” she once said,” how’ve you been, sweety? Tell Mimi about it?”
As I…
Please Play
I can hear him walking up the stairs, the smallest feet in the house making the biggest sound.
I keep my head bent toward my laptop.
I hear the jangling of his wrestling with the door knob. Then he gives up. And, truthfully? I’m glad. There’s a lot to get done after a week away.
“Please play wit…
Sambhaji To Love
“My song, Dad,” he says.
I scroll through the iPod, press play. The voice of Freddie Mercury fills the van and the four-year old’s smile fills his face. The other three sing along…Can anybody find meeeee Sambhaji to love?
There are more than 44 million orphans in India alone. Separated from family by death or poverty. 44…
With Some Dental Assistance
My dentist lives in North Carolina. Many years ago, when we first met, Tracy was a volunteer worship leader at her church and brought me there to sing and speak about Compassion International. And to clean my teeth.
Four visits (I think) to Burlington later, more than 300 kids have been sponsored – because of Tracy!…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a communicator who’s known by a lot of titles: Singer/songwriter. Speaker. Blogger. Husband. Daddy. Friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily. And he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world, desperate to be saved from poverty.
