by Angela Sanders | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
When you grow up white… People of all shades grin back at you. Most of the dolls on the shelves have skin that matches yours. Your acts of mild rebellion are considered indicators of “pluck,” not innate depravity. People don’t lock their doors when your daddy walks...
by Angela Sanders | Apr 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s time. I didn’t hear the words, but I felt them just as surely as if God Himself had tapped me on the shoulder and given me a tender nudge. Heart pounding, palms sweaty, I scooted out of bed and made my way down the dark hallway in my nightgown toward the clink...
by Angela Sanders | Aug 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
“This year, I want to worry less and love more.” “My new goal is to love others as I love myself.” “I just want to love God more.” Worthy goals, all of them. But I wonder, what do these people think love is? How will they know if they’ve done it? If they are like...
by Angela Sanders | Jun 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Cleaning out my office closet last week, I found four Hobby Lobby sacks with the same contents: fabric, embroidery thread, needles, and a hoop. Each represents a one-of-a-kind, meaningful wedding gift that never materialized. Why? I was afraid to start them! You...
by Angela Sanders | Sep 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
During a recent trip to Hobby Lobby, I happened upon a scene I wish I hadn’t witnessed. “I TOLD YOU TO STOP!” To my left, a young mother took a matter—and her child—in hand, her grip on his arm strong enough to lift him a few inches off the ground. In the cart, a...
by Angela Sanders | Jun 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Introvert. Say what?!? Frowning, brows knit, I began taking the personality test again. It just didn’t make sense. I was a minister’s wife, a teacher, a public speaker. How could I possibly be an introvert? I talked easily with strangers, helped people make...
