I was cynical of love. I was a cynic of a lot of things. I had closed off my heart. Living a reckless life. And isn’t it when eyes are most blind. When darkness prevails. That the slant of new light….shines most clear. Finding hope in the night? Yes, I wasn’t looking for love. I wasn’t looking for […]
We have been through a lot. Twelve kids now. An engagement that lasted shorter than our vows. And a Christmas tree that looked more like Charlie Browns. Nineteen years ago. Free. That first year. When we had absolutely no money. And, if marriages are like roller coasters….ours went round and round. And at times, upside down. […]
I feel it rise…like a tide overwhelming. Words said, by others. Contradictions. False pretenses. Untruth. Deception. Offense within. Rising like a wave to crush. Down deep. Stirring. Gripping. Shaking. Pain. Anger. Everything prior settled. Still. Peaceful. Yet, pride ever seeking to bubble out….from past hurts. Broken People. Digging up this graveyard long burried. Tempting us….to grab […]
We have been going along fine. One year after hosting a small group. Something God told my husband to do…..a decade ago. But, I refused. Until, one night….I see an image of people filling our living room…..in a dream. And I heard a voice from heaven say….. “Many will come in. And many will go out […]
What if you could speak. Well worn ones? What if you could tell me of the miles that you have tread? The weight of holding Love Eternal…down paved roads…heavy loads. Working dawn endlessly. The places you have been. The stories of people…..How Dear One always takes the time to stop for people. Talk to people. Pray […]
You brought me flowers today. With roughened hands…from labors years. Once manicured. Tended. Cared for. Now, living sacrifices of surrender… Love put not in words, but acts of service. Gifts of endearment. The hours of hands labor. Early mornings before sun wakes and the world arises… Hands with worn away layers, callouses from life’s lament. Yet, […]