These aren't normal essential oil carriers; they're handmade in Africa by the Bomake, women who serve more than 3,000 orphans a day. The women are given a sewing machine , taught to sew and provided materials to make these essential oil clutches. One bag is equal to a day's wages, allowing them to continue to support and feed children in the Nation of Orphans.
Surrender
I reread the text over and over, but the words were clear on the screen. Barking a short laugh I dropped my phone slightly away from myself. This was beginning to scare me a little. What was I dealing with? Mental illness?
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The Journey Back from Gone
My drug use escalated into a full-blown addict lifestyle in less than a month. “I’m too far gone,” I would tell myself.
Grandpa’s Redemption
He harrumphed to the basement entrance and motioned for me to follow him downstairs.
Dirt. (part 2) Bless the Underwear
I'd jumped out of cars and windows, run away through blizzards and camped in woods and still, I'd been had.
An Addict’s Sacrifice
If word got to the wrong people in the shelter, I stood a high chance of getting stabbed for it.
Part 1: Alacrity
Keep it simple, I reminded myself. If this guy got any real thread to my story, I'd be doomed to dive down the rabbit hole with him.
Kenny’s Prison
Something seemed off, but I figured older people had more reason to drink anyways.