Hours. Leaving. Far away from…..the world I once put on a pedestal. And I see… God has been preparing me…. For this season. This day. Long ago. Begging…“Lord, let me be……used by you.” And with weeping. Pleading. Thinking all hope of being used….. Had already passed. Here I am. Waiting. To fly……to China. Holding out…..barren hands….like […]
Word hungry…..before leaving. Surrender. Time on my knees….The only way to strength. And I hold out this day….in palms of hope. Offering it as a sacrifice…. That He would take it. Make it. Not mine….but His own. Lists growing long. China. Tomorrow. Schedules. Packing. Gathering for families. And yet. In deep tides. Rests tranquility…..still. Sustained […]
When our family went to Guatemala, we got first hand experience of what it means to do missions. Our children….back then….helped raise funds. Collect vitamins. Shoes. Suitcases full for orphanage we stayed at. We even went to Spanish church beforehand. My husband Latin. Yet, the rest of us…could not understand….. Apart from the Spirit of God. […]
My prayer for you today…. That you leave the safe harbors of life….. And enter the open waters….. Washing. Waiting. Welcoming you….. And that grace….like a strong sea…. Would cover you….. Change you….. Call you deeper to things you never thought you would know or see….because….. “Twenty years from now…. You will be […]
They sit there alone. Untouched. As time catches them….passes away….the days of their lives. Empty. Hands fail to grip much. Mothers love. Fingers gripping for any hope of touch. These. The forgotten ones. And yet, each with a story. And, it’s easy to think…..because we are far. Have lives. These images of children need not consume […]
I am humbled beyond measure to receive the, “Blog on Fire Award” from Judy. Thanks Judy!!! Judy is such an inspiration to all those who read her blog. She has been through some incredible circumstances in her life. I think we can all learn from her. She rises in strength and courage every day, despite the most […]