I planted Begonia’s this year. They were my grandma’s favorites. I didn’t learn a lot from my grandma, except when to stay silent, how to dig deeply, and this white-girl love for basketball. I take the long, pointed scooper, bend low on a stump I find randomly around our property. And there, along the cement slab, […]
When You Just Need to Slip Through Cracks of Grace
The tide gets higher, walls of laundry come crashing down around me. Dishwasher breaks, dishes start rising. Children need tending. Our newest little one goes to visit her mother. So many “do’s”, demands, requests, obligations climbing tightly around me… But then I feel Him, “Come” He whispers. Logic says I have maybe an hour while she […]
When Rejection Looks Like Victory
“Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They’ll stay faithful as long as it’s safe and doesn’t involve risk, rejection, or criticism. Instead of standing alone in the face of challenge or temptation, they check to see which way their friends are going.” ~ Charles StanleyBefore I started reading my Bible, you know, before I […]