Inspirational Fiction

The Coat

by Rachelle Rea February 27, 2012
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Joseph buried his hands in the pockets of the oversized coat. He shot a glance at Zoe, who nodded as if in reassurance. Well, if his twin sister said he could do this, then he could do this. Pinching his shoulder blades together, Joseph clomped toward Martin’s Dry Goods in his too-big boots. The Red [...]

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A Good Hope

by Rachelle Rea January 15, 2012
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May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. —2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 Leah wrote the two short verses inside of a simple card. She sealed the envelope with [...]

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Time to Dance

by Rachelle Rea April 3, 2011
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Faith allowed her bag to slide to the floor and slipped out of her shoes. Releasing a long pent up sigh, she attempted to inhale a deep breath. Her attempt to release the stress of the day proved fruitless. Her mind exploded like a firecracker on the fourth of July. “Okay, I’ve got to draft [...]

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The Stranger at the Deli Counter

by Rachelle Rea December 2, 2010
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Pop. Pop. Crack. Pop. Pop. Crack. Maggie sighed. The woman in front of her in the deli line was popping gum like she was in a speed-chewing contest. Without thinking, Maggie took an involuntary step backward. The woman immediately noticed. “What?” Offense dripped from her voice. Maggie felt her cheeks begin to redden. “Nothing, ma’am.” [...]

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The Spider and the Sermon

by Rachelle Rea October 14, 2010
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Mr. Oppenheim had only meant to let in a little fresh air. He was the usher and in charge of that sort of thing. He never imagined he would let it in, too. Mrs. Ophelia Geoffrey almost trampled it. She reserved a pew far enough back that her sons and daughters-in-law could sneak in late [...]

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One of Those Days

by Rachelle Rea August 1, 2010

She never had been much for doughnuts. Sophie much preferred any kind of delectable chocolate confection to the light-as-air, glazed creations. Still, it irked her to come downstairs that morning and find that the last doughnut had disappeared from the package. Sophie muttered to herself something about how her husband must have had quite the [...]

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He Had Her from Meow

by Rachelle Rea June 1, 2010
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He showed up two years after Anna had lost her husband and hidden herself away in the treeless, cookie-cutter neighborhood. Anna surely would have run him over with the lawn mower if he hadn’t said hello. “Meow.” How she heard him over the whirr of her riding mower she never figured out. But she did, [...]

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