Did the strangest thing today. Instead of writing. Reading. Praying. I got out a pen and paper. Opened the Word. And was prompted to write down the truths that I read. Not just any truths… But the truths about Jesus. See, I have known Him my whole life. Sang songs of Him since I was knee […]
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 our family went to Guatemala, we got first hand experience of what it means to do missions. Our children….back then….helped raise funds. Collect vitamins. Shoes. Suitcases full for orphanage we stayed at. We even went to Spanish church beforehand. My husband Latin. Yet, the rest of us…could not understand….. Apart from the Spirit of God. […]
We spot him yesterday. Lost. Alone. Without mom…or home. Littlest furry fellow. Easily unseen. Laying estranged, in properties path. The lost one. Forgotten. Littlest unforgotten…easily missed. Gathering him in loving arms. To Nestle him. Comfort him. We also spot, a centipede. Pencil stroke long. Crawling across the sun dried ground. To some, invisible. To others […]
I saw him yesterday. My brother. My best friend. A decade apart. Families separated. No hate, or anger, or bitterness…just a job move. Out of state. Parting ways….Never an easy thing. Children at the time. Naive. Starting our own families. A bridge that grew as distance stayed. Between wives. Husbands. Kids. Families. Yet, distance longs for […]