When we hear the word “extravagant”, we often think about the opposite of who Jesus is. As we know, He came meek, humble, quiet in a manger. And even more so, we know about The Blessed… Blessed are….the weak, poor, hungry etc. as it talks about on the Sermon on the Mount. But what if, when […]
I am from Arlington, Washington. The small city, now on the map due to the landslide here in Oso. And when we think of disaster and travesties, we think about them in other places, not home. For we as people are good at separating, compartmentalizing, dividing our spirits from those things that hurt us. We want […]
“We must work the works of Him Who sent Me and be busy with His business while it is daylight; night is coming, when no man can work.” ~ JesusI have spent much of my childhood blind. Looking back now, it was as if a dark cloud muted my sound, my thoughts, my sight, my understanding. […]
I shared this over at my private Facebook page and thought I’d post it here too! If anything, I just really want YOU to know…it doesn’t matter how broken, or lost, or dysfunctional your life may seem to you… God can use YOU…. As a little girl I was drawn to the missionaries who came from around the […]
I trim off the dangling threads from my well-worn Bill Blass carry-on. The ones still reaching to grip China, from the last time I left it… But couldn’t hold on. I bow my head, taking scissors, cutting the airline tag saying, Hong Kong. And the bars keeping aching eyes back, whip through my head…still piercing my […]
“But I just don’t think I am beautiful”, Egyptian brown eyes look down at the comforter, wrapping her as winter taunts. “Why?”…”But you are beautiful.” I don’t even wait for an answer. Anger. Frustration. Boils in me. I try to hold them down. I knew this day would come. “You are sooo beautiful sweetie”. This mothers-heart […]