When Life Has Landmines. How to Respond.

I look around, outside my life, and see a war zone. Families. Children. Marriages. Almost as if the world is walking around blind, unaware that they are stepping on…. Landminds. I grieve the catastrophes.  My eight year old neighbor, like a son, having to move because his parents are divorcing. A mom struggling as her nine […]

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Facing Trials: When Life Offers You Weeds

 When life offers you a field of weeds. Take what’s there.  And do like the feathered ones do.   Look for opportunity.   Because sometimes.  In the greenest, most fertilized settings. IS the blessing. …….Even if dandelions appear. So, don’t ignore those unwanted hindrances. Denying them.  Devour their presence. And let them nourish you.  To life.   To […]

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Women Taking the World by Storm

I hear of women words.  Back stabbing.  Vengeful looks.  And I shrink back….like I usually do….from drama. Thanking God for silence. Soul lifting quiet that comforts more than any long conversation with a friend. And though I have coffee, lead with, pray with, nurture, and love my friendships…. My greatest comfort….Him. My soul rest.   My kneeling […]

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