I was hiding. Curling up in my own, “I have done enough”. The face of the little one in Dominican. Her mom gone. The village whipping her with sticks, labeling her with words that scar in places human eyes can’t see….“dog”, “fatso”, “worthless”. Thoughts swirling around in me…in corners unchained… Camping on the reality of life […]
O.k. So, I am just going to be candid here. I actually had two other posts juggling about, wondering which one to post today. But then I sat down and did devotions. And for some reason, time with God always redirects our focus. It was then, I was stopped by the goodness of His mercies. It […]
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 […]
“Even heathens love those who love them.” These words usher in my new year. I cringe at the reality that love conditional is no love at all. My whole childhood, I used to live in a cage. Like a bird, imprisoned, in steel chains…the ones others placed on me. Still when truth pierces, we have two […]
It sits on the window seal these darkest of days. Letting light in…but keeping ice frozen on the other side of the pane. And flowers can bloom deep in winter, if we let them. My little one has concerns. The thrashing storms of life testing her roots, leaving her drooping. Even I cannot deny that. An […]
The door creaks shut on the prior year, and I have never had “a word” before…never wanted to, really. Call me rebellious, but I don’t like doing things just for the sake of doing things….especially things that are meant to have meaning. Like words. And God. And spiritual things. And to be honest, God never just “gave […]