Imagine being one hundred years old. The body that once ran and leaped, twisted and turned, now infertile, barren, “dead”. “Dead” was the description God gave both Abraham and Sarah’s body. And yet, Abraham clung to a promise, the promise that “numerous would be” his descendents. (Romans 4:18) There are times in our lives where we […]
Rays of light dart to the ground, through the smoke-colored clouds painted upon the sky. A thin layer of lower stratus lines whisp speedily in time with, “The Blessing”, a song on my car radio, declaring His goodness upon a thousand generations. And I struggle with words sometimes. Struggle, in the storm, to hold down a […]
Barely double digits, I remember it well. The stairs on the side of a smaller, white building, led down to the place I gathered each Sunday. One might think it was bleak. I can’t remember many windows. And the floor, I believe, was cement. Yet, as we unstacked chairs on Sunday mornings, I couldn’t wait for […]
Of the millions of hits I have received on this blog, the most popular by far is “20 Do’s and Don’ts for a Lasting Marriage”. It’s not even a post, really, but a list of things put on my heart to share, as I have experienced marriage for twenty-eight plus years. And it’s become clear over […]
On July 2nd, 2021, twenty-two year old Gabby Petito left with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie in her converted “Garden on Wheels”. (Aka white van, turned into a mobile living space) On September 1st, twenty-three year old Brian returned to his home in Florida, with Gabby’s van, but without her, after accessing $1,000 from her credit cards. Once […]
Silence dances into every crevass of my mind, like a game of hide-and-seek, exposing even unspoken lies, keeping me from myself. We are all a bunch of actors. Convincing the world, but more so ourselves, that we are able, capable, strong… Worthy of living this life we’ve been given. But, what about when we stumble on […]