7 Ways to Reach the World, Without Ever Leaving Home.

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 […]

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When Redemption is Found in Winding Trails. The Journey Of A Warrior Child.

We walk down this path. Again.  You and I. The one you “held back on”.  Almost a year ago.  When your eyes.  Downcast.  Heart.  Hard.  Your smile….. Reluctant. Shadows of pain.  Covering your soul.   Conversation.  Difficult.  Careful.  Cautious. You.  Uncomfortable.  Mentioning. The word, “Mother”.  Ruffled memories.  Making way to unsettling silence. Your fear. That paralyzing fear.  Crippling […]

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Soggy Faith. And a Practical Way to Serve. Unseen.

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 […]

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Ponderings from the Pond: The Dance of Creation.

Sitting. Like a gentle rain on a cold December day. I feel it…. Washing over me. Surfacing from a place, I didn’t know existed … Fear. Worry. Anxiety.  A list of impurities.  This camel back believer.  Unaware.  Unnecessarily carrying. Leaving.  By the washing of His presence. Though…I did nothing.  No more than enter.  His Secret Place. […]

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When Carpets Are Stained With Blue Fingernail Polish and Faith.

When we took her in. It was not for profit. It was the God voice. The voice that whispered…. “Will you follow me?” And sometimes faith is like swimming.  Where toe dipping caution into “believing”.  Just doesn’t cut it. Either you dive in.  Or you are left cold on the shores of “unbelieving”.  Sinking deep in […]

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Broken Together. A Love Story. And a 20 Year Letter of Thanks.

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 […]

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