I used to wear the suspenders. You know, the ones with horizontal rainbows. (Back when rainbows didn’t have duel meanings.) I used to separate my fingers; pointer and middle, with ring and pinky, and shake them furiously up and down with my cousin Kristy saying, “Na Nu Na Nu”. As children, “Mork from Mindy” was a […]
Faith is the assurance of things unseen… I had been feeling the tugging at the core of my being. Seen it on the horizon. Had dreams that the crib we leave open for foster children wasn’t going to be empty for too long. My mind saw no name, or age, or date…but my spirit saw a […]
We gather around table, bowing heads. No pews. No holy cross staring at us from some sanctuary. No spiritual music calling us deeper. Just ladies. All ages. Weak. Vulnerable. Trying to gain faith and strength in our weariness. And we recognize, sometimes “having faith” can be tough, in a day where children die, lives get ripped […]
He disappears. Never a good sign when the house is full and the heart is empty. Children run across dirty carpets. Retriever hovers desperately, though all her needs are met. And then, an hour later he returns. Door shut behind, where I can’t see it. Zombie-like, my eyes stay locked on our open field….hands sunk deep […]
Oh God, we come to you today as needy! We come in weakness, confessing we have no strength. We are like pilgrimagers, sojourners, plowing away through this toil in hopes to find you. And why is it easier to look for you in places and other people…than to close our eyes, be still, and absorb your […]
“Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They’ll stay faithful as long as it’s safe and doesn’t involve risk, rejection, or criticism. Instead of standing alone in the face of challenge or temptation, they check to see which way their friends are going.” ~ Charles StanleyBefore I started reading my Bible, you know, before I […]