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.
I once sat across from a man who
gave me a handful of his jobs
and in exchange took $xx,xxx of my salary
and somehow, with a straight face
told me this was the will of God.
Far worse than the proposition
was the fact that I wasn’t surprised by it.