Based in the desert of West Texas, Amara Bratcher is a full-time student minister who also writes, takes pictures and volunteers with at-risk children. She has written a book entitled The Bridge That Love Built for adopted kids who have gaps in the early years of their lives. She likes her coffee French Pressed and wears her hair curly 365 days a year. 

Look, Don't Touch

Fossilized peonies. Still pretty, though fading.

Look, don't touch.

Look, but back up.

Your breath will sever the delicate thread holding it together. 

Whoosh.

Petals cascade.

The facade is over. The peonies are dead.

 

Stuck

The Theology of Being Known