by K-Trina Meador | Oct 18, 2013 | In the Midst Blog
The choice sealed her fate. When she faced herself for who she was, when she found the courage to stand up for herself, that moment cost her dearly. This is her story. She approached the building with hesitant steps. She checked the address written down against...
by K-Trina Meador | Apr 20, 2013 | In the Midst Blog
I hold a torn and scarred book affectionately in my hands. It is a piece of history within my family. My grandmother’s uncle wrote and published it in 1929. My pulse races, and my eyes tear as I am enamored by what I hold in my shaking hands. I gently turn the...
by K-Trina Meador | Dec 7, 2012 | In the Midst Blog
Is college the right answer for you? When I graduated from high school, I was adamant about not going to college despite my parent’s urging. It took a year of me working two or three minimum-wage jobs to pay bills. With a car that kept breaking down, I had to...
by K-Trina Meador | Oct 4, 2012 | In the Midst Blog
It was but a moment in time; and yet I believed it would be you.You held my handkissed my lips, and stole my heart.You spoke words I wanted to hear.I believed in us – in you. Now my heart breaks because once we were together, but now we are apartWords spoken by you...
by K-Trina Meador | Oct 4, 2012 | In the Midst Blog
I sit on a log, as a child, watching the clouds drifting by, crying. In the presence of others yet separated from them, I am alone and distant. The hurt fills my insides, building the guarded wall even higher. I revisit the log, as a woman, watching life drifting by,...
