When A Homeless Man Smiles. A Tent. And BMW’s.

In the city.  I read a story.  Pregnant homeless woman.  Losing her business.  Without money.  Begging for food. Because inside her….His light.  A gift.  A baby. And I see it drive by….as it almost hits us.  The symbol.  Significant.  Racing down freeway to get to its exit.  As if no one else exists……but them. Then, there […]

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A Father’s Tribute: Dancing with God

Strength. Character. An unshakeable burden for truth. A defender.  An anchor.  Resilient through and through. A listening ear.  A man of few words.  An immoveable shoulder that would hold his little girl….when the pain of this life offered no words. But, most of all….with my Dad……I remember how we danced. My tiny feet carefully balanced…..on his […]

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Here in His Presence

Take it.  Take it all.  I have so often cried to God.  Hands elevated.  To Heaven. Throwing it all away. “I don’t need it anyway.  I don’t need any of it….If I have you,” I used to say.   Emphatically.  Irrationally.  Words, emotionally thrown around, not considering their significance. But, then today.  I stand here.  Prayer answered.  […]

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Leaving The Trail. And Hearing the Heartbeat of God.

Took a walk today. With my two youngest. Down the trail.  Through the woods….to hear the heart beat of God. It beat as a broken little girl took my hand.  And called me, “mom”..…though I am not. It beat as my littlest skipped and danced, constantly finding such beauty around her.  Wide eyed.  Open arms.  Off […]

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When my 16 yr old was Imprisoned. And How She Got Free.

My sixteen year old was imprisoned yesterday.  Stuck behind brick walls.  Waiting.  For something….anything at all. Her friends remained there with her…..for nearly two hours.  Emotions rising.  Texting.  Twittering.  Trying to find a communication source outside the grounds….in hopes to figure out what was going on. Rumor has it…..A potential man with a gun was walking […]

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