A scorpion stung my sister when she was six years old. The venom moved through her body, attacking her nervous system weakening her for days and forcing her into bed. Just eighteen months older, I sat at her bedside, repeating my first true prayer: “Dear God, please don’t let her die. I need her.” She…
I facetimed my 83-year-old BFF this week. It took her a couple of minutes to focus her camera, and while she was doing so, she said, “Don't hang up, Kiddo -- I’m going to figure this thing out.” I settled on my couch and waited for the shaking to stop and her face to pop…
I was sitting outside, editing, when Zuri opened the door with a petrified look on her face.“Mommy, Zahara burned herself.”I dropped my computer on the chair and ran behind my daughter into the kitchen. The stove was still on and a funky-looking funnel cake was burning in the pot. An orange…