by Karen Malley | Jan 13, 2022 | Short Story, Uncategorized
Jessie leaned toward the mirror, inspecting the crow’s feet beside her eyes that seemed to have cropped up overnight. She ran her fingers through her graying hair and sighed. It was time to face facts. She wasn’t young anymore. In fact, her 50th birthday...
by Karen Malley | Jan 9, 2022 | Devotional
Last month I was overwhelmed and frustrated at work, and was convicted I wasn’t doing a good job shining my light for Christ. I’ve been praying God would give me the strength to be the light for him in what can be a dark place. It’s a focus of mine...
by Karen Malley | Jan 1, 2022 | Short Story
Gabriella bounced on her toes as the clock counted down. “Ten, nine, eight…” She clapped her hands together and counted out loud with the rest of the crowd on the TV. As the countdown reached zero, she grabbed the noisemaker her mom, Carolyn, handed her....
by Karen Malley | Dec 17, 2021 | Devotional
I sighed and shook my head. Another bad result. Still, the batch had to continue. It would require extra work on the end, but we couldn’t wait until Monday to finish this batch. Another late night after a day of complications. I pulled out the credit card...
by Karen Malley | Dec 11, 2021 | Short Story
Oliver sat at the kitchen table, coloring and humming. Chelsea leaned over and planted a kiss on the top of his head, baby Micah balanced on her hip. “You seem especially happy today,” Chelsea said. “Of course I’m happy,” Oliver said. “It’s...
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