Jenny L. Hassell What God Won’t Let Me Forget“You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.”Jeremiah 29:13 I have been a Judd fan since 1984. Hit me with some Judd trivia, and I will turn it into a full-blown Shakespearean soliloquy. About mid-solo-career, Wynonna did a remake of the Foreigner … Read more
What God Wouldn’t Let Me ForgetThe virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us.Matthew 1:23 The greatest gift has already been given. Immanuel means “God with us.” December has a way of pulling people in a hundred different directions. There are lists to … Read more
What God Wouldn’t Let Me Forget“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” – Matthew 5:13 The Lord has blessed me with more than one set of … Read more
What God Wouldn’t Let Me Forget“As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.” – Ecclesiastes 11:5 Sometimes the world, work, and the life that brings all its life relatives over … Read more
Previously on DOOL: By Monday, word had spread beyond Hawthorne Grove. At the Franklin Library, Lynette leaned over the counter like she owned the place. “Y’all keep records on old marriages, right?” she asked the archivist, fishing. The woman’s eyes gleamed, half-curious, half-scandalized. “Some kids found a covenant Tied to the Cherokees?” Nervously, Lynette responded, … Read more
Previously on DOOL: Saturday morning, Cheryl strutted into the HOA Board meeting like she owned the place, violation notice crumpled in her fist. Lynette trailed behind, already bracing for impact. “Provision 6, Section 3, my booty!” Cheryl barked. “If the HOA wants to fine me for Ferguson’s jungle, then they can manicure it themselves!” Heads … Read more
What God Won’t Let Me Forget“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” – Galatians 6:2 This past February, I planted tomato seeds on a whim. Woke up one morning and decided I was going to grow something. So much had died recently, I wanted life. I wanted … Read more
Previously on DOOL: Cheryl’s garage smelled faintly of motor oil and mothballs, the kind of place meant for lawnmowers, not history. The box sat on her workbench, caked in dirt, iron bands scarred and rusted. Nobody spoke at first. Nathan tapped the screwdriver against his palm. “We opening this thing, or just staring ’til it … Read more