“And they lived happily ever after,” the story goes. Encircled around the table, we weren’t even discussing Disney. We were diving into the word, surrender. But then somehow (as most girl conversations go), we got a little off topic. Women started sharing about their husbands. We start discussing the challenges of marriage, until I blurt out quite […]
Everywhere I turn, “Martha Stewart” type pictures sting. Taunt. Patronize. Sky high Christmas trees. Presents flowing…covering the floor of what others might call the perfect season. While our tree sits. Undecorated. Presents everywhere. Hats. New shoes. Photos. Santa. Snow globes. Lights. Christmas cards with photos of families. Unflawed. While our cards sit. Untouched. Foster daughter. Fighting […]
The beach beckons. Because indoors can’t contain my soul cry that needs deliverance. And I am lured to the water, as a wanderer through the dessert seeks desperately for life. And I know quite well by now….the earth and it’s foolishness never suffices. It is only the Savior. The Creator. The One called to worship that […]
This last week has changed my life. The house of sticks that has been built over time….has been crumbling down. And this heart once lost in innocence and trust and faith keeps battling against getting hard. And it is as if……..a Picasso piece that once was created. Slowly. Carefully. Painted by the hand of God…. Now […]
When my son was little, he was a runner. He darted in stores. Down streets. And ran with great fever, wherever he went. To keep Him close…..so he wouldn’t get hurt……we found a long, rainbow Safety Leash that we wrapped around his waist. It had a handle on one end that we would double up around […]
There he is. Clenched palms to chair. Lungs rising slowly……fighting for air. Wriggling in pain. Last moments….before breath grants no more days. Cancer. Like a thief in the night. Taking away bodies ability to fight. The battle’s almost done. Eyes dim. Struggling one…..recollecting what’s been left undone…….what’s to come. Hoping for answers to the unknown. Fear […]