Dishes clank. The smell of red peppers and onions sizzle over the stove. With garlic. Oven beeps. The aroma of sweetness fragrances our home. Blending harmoniously, delightfully with the scent…of family. Each chair. Taken. Except the one empty. The one where the child of our hearts sat. The one waiting…for another. And we laugh. Bellies roaring. […]
I get the call. “She is dead.” I reel for breathe and step back, to keep myself from swaying over at the shock of it all. “Really?” I question. Racking my brain to think, “What’s the date? Is this April’s fools day? Is there cameras hidden watching me? Am I on some reality t.v.?” But, even […]
Welcome to UNITE! I am so glad you are here! For all of those new HERE, I have been writing a book and have been on a short sabbatical. However, UNITE is still open, continuing to be a place to gather, connect, and meet new people each and every Tuesday. The rough draft of my book […]
It was almost immediately after I pried my hands open. Put down this blog. Gripping more loosely… ….That He spoke. I mean, really spoke. His purposes. Answering. Completely. The number one question most believers have of God, “What is my purpose here, anyway? What am I called to do?” It couldn’t have been clearer. As He […]
Welcome! And thanks for gathering at UNITE. I am on a sabbatical….writing frantically a book. However, I promised you, I would be here to connect with you each week, at UNITE. So here I am! 🙂 I never imaged myself being one filled with fear. After all, I repelled off a mountain. River-rafted willingly. Para-sailed fearless, […]
I sit eye to eye with two well respected agents. And I think, “Why do I write? What is it that keeps me tapping keys? Caught in this wave, of ever increasing thoughts and ideas?” In realizing. I tell them. Next to my family…“There are only three things that I am truly passionate about. Writing. […]