We danced. Every couple, after the young ones said their vows. One by one couples left the dance floor & only those who’d been married the longest remained. 52 years! They had a legacy, done what can seem impossible in an age of fractured relationships & broken people. Then, they played the song I’d heard my […]
What If Church Had No Perfectionists, Programs Or Presentations…But Instead Broken Worshipers & Open Doors?
“Broken people, call His name.” It was a muggy Friday, summer evening. I could hear their collective voices, as my four wheels pull up slowly to the gravel parking lot. Double doors propped open. Because where He is, everyone should be welcomed. There was no “getting to know you” period. No recruitment, hand picking, or stringent, […]
What Your Facing Isn’t the End of the Story
She’s been telling me for weeks, about some little girl who is homeless. I didn’t listen. I was planning a wedding, single-handedly, caught up in my own send-off and all it means when you give a life away. She was five after all. And I just assumed someone at school was making this story up. Older […]
When We Are All Just Scattered Sheep – And How Maybe That’s O.k.
I see them dig today. Ebony skin glistening in the beaming sun. Shovels, unearthing everything deep and red. A little boy walks nearby, the look in their eyes is determined, fierce, purposed, unified…. And we all dig, sometimes. Some dig to build, others to plant. And then there are those that dig graves with words left […]
Rough Season? When Your Life Feels Like It’s Been Through A Blender
“I….I…” Trying to wrack my mind for words to explain our past season to my husband… “I feel like we’ve been through a blender.” Yes. That was it. Mentally, physically, emotionally, in relationships. Like a wirlwind had wrapped itself around our home and was spinning us towards sharp blades, destined to destroy us. Worse yet, we’ve […]
Not Caged Any Longer
It’s like he’s been here a thousand years. The fresh air almost visible as it calms and soothes, making wrestling spirits find home. They race and dig, collect eggs and play, as if time stopped, yesterday has run right up and swallowed this day of nuisances and noise. Technology is replaced with trees beckoning. Pregnant fluffy […]