I wind around her in the grocery store. You know. Back and forth, back and forth…that pattern we make as we go through the same old grocery store. Up and down the isles. She turns down each isle, the same as I do…except she is going in the opposite direction. Her face thin. Her stature […]
I am just busting at the seems right now! Feeling overwhelmed by the goodness and GRACE that has made it’s way to me…so undeserving. I have to tell you…I am in love. So in love. I fell in love even before we ever met. No…not internet dating. Not through Facebook, e-mail, or some other form of […]
I used to think that I had to sell my house, put my children in boarding school, and walk around in homeless poverty, to impact the nations. I had a heart for missions. But, with a baby tied around my hip, a toddler, or a school age kid begging for attention….I didn’t see how to implement the […]
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 […]
We snuggle in a booth. After twenty years. More in love than ever. Rain slays sheets of regret. Washing away tomorrow. One of those days. All is just right. The light of of new beginnings. Shines bright in hearts fully wanting. And I hear them cheer. Down center. From the bar, a little too near. Tipsy […]
Some days. Big words don’t flatter. Like at 6:00 a.m. Three girls. With three different problems. Needing coddling. And talking. While, stomach refuses coffee. Some days. The King James Version, sounds like Greek and Hebrew. More than English. Brain fogged with counseling. And phone calls. And court dates for kids that keep on needing…. So much. […]