I got her alone. My one day short of six year old daughter. Swinging arms. Holding hands. Old and young. Dark and light skinned. Linked. In a love just as strong as any blood ties. Walking down isle. Laughing. Street vendor carelessly playing. But this time…. Careless to what people see. Loving completely. This little one […]
A cock-a-doodle do reminds me that morning is coming. Sun peering over the horizon. Barely. And I cannot sleep. It’s my teen. I worry. And I think about her far too much. And to be honest. It is tough. Taking each child. Each moment. Each hour. And trusting. Placing them carefully, wholeheartedly, intentionally…..in God’s hands. Yet, […]
I step out. Again. The deck from our condo. Overlooking the ocean. For glass doors do little to hide my fascination to the wide open. And I am drawn to it…..like a gazelle in the Savannah. A dry and thirsty one….hoping for more than a mirage in the desert. And nothing more. Separating. Water and sky. […]
God. Uncontainable. Here. Me. So small. Shrinking from the mixed up thinking that prevails. Society…. “We are the center of our own universe.” Us all. Supreme beings. Carefully orchestrating a world. Revolving around…. Us. When really. We are. Nothing but specks. Of dust. Brought to life by our Saviors breath. Finding grace in the Father’s eyes. […]
Where are they? I scan the internet for hours. Researching for a blog post…. But I do not find them. Squeaky Wheels only. Sharing their opinions….while all the Christian’s have gone silent. MIA. In other words….Missing In Action. Shuffling in my seat. Discontent fills the room. Each site that I click on. Has radical views…. While […]
I get her text. “I am never, ever, ever, never coming home.” And I knew she was hooked. Full blown. Undone. In love. Only sixteen. From a family who doesn’t practice dating…..But, I knew when she saw him, her heart would be mush melting. And all logic. Useless. After all, she is my daughter. And go […]