Dear Daughters, I know who you are. I have watched you and seen the battles you have faced to get you where you are today. The world talks about equality… But I have seen you weakened, depleted, lethargic, and vulnerable. But daughter, here is the truth…You were born for more. You came into this world full of […]
When I Was A Tomboy, and How To Come Alive Again. UNITE Linky
Maybe you grew up a princess. But, I was a tomboy. I remember arguing with my cousin about how “real” tom-boys carry their hands… Hands in their back pockets, not thumbs dangling from their front pockets. I was seriously into mud pies and making forts with my cousin who was my sister and best friend. I […]
The Secret To Winning Your Battles
“I got this”, my mind tricked me into thinking. A year and a half of battling for goodness amidst such wickedness. A year of pressing forward with some mom that confessed she cannot keep her children….was begging for us to take them. We meet the children, fall in love, follow step-by-step every path we believe God […]
Love is Not A Mathematical Equation. UNITE Linky
I remember when she picked out the rock. Smooth surfaces, each imprinted with words on them, like, “faith”, “hope”, and “love”. She was a child we cared for, loved and walked with while testifying. It was hard. She needed encouragement. The prosecuting attorney asked her to pick something small to cling to as she sat as […]
When He Whispers, “Get In”
I see the river, bubbling, flowing, twisting, turning, unpredictable, exciting… Going where no man or woman could define His love. And I hear Him whisper, “get in”. I see the washing over, and yet want some flotation device to separate my soul from getting wet. I want a cushion, some assurance, a safe-guard before I tip-toe […]
It’s Time To Rise. Scripture never leaves anyone to sit. UNITE Link Party
He said “Pray in the Spirit for three days, and the Lord will speak to you about your calling”. I didn’t believe Him….that short, tiny old man, speaking gently, yet with authority in the meeting that day. But then, it happened. I sat at my computer and His Spirit took me, as if in a hurricane, […]