I see them in a row. Lined, ready to go. Dressed from raggedy old off-white dresses, to what seems like plastic, flawless flowing gowns ready for a wedding. They wait, speechless.  Someone is coming. Expressions varied on these pre-wedding, waiting women. Some faces seem long, others dead and almost hopeless.  Lifeless, as if none can wake […]
Fragile Families, and Why You Should Fight for Those You Love
My suitcase held a strange comfort as it lay open on my bedroom floor. Â I wasn’t going anywhere…But something about a filled case brought peace and comfort… Luggage waiting made me feel like I had an option of not staying…Even though I was morally obligated, and staying. A little girl lay curled up in an outlined […]
NOBLE – Valuable Truths this Missionary Story Taught Me
I am still reeling. As if caught in this love/hate relationship with the film. I want to run from it, close it out of my consciousness. Â Pretend I didn’t see it, so I don’t have to write this review. But, I DID see it. I WAS compelled to pre-screen this movie. I WAS drawn to blog […]
Why Won’t God’s People Pray? 2015 National Day of Prayer
I scavenge through the internet, looking for a place in my area where people will gather today to pray. Systems failing, walls crumbling, morality shifting all around… So, why won’t God’s people pray? I find big programs, fancy churches. Still, Christians everywhere seem silent. Â Many believers not even mentioning they are Jesus followers. Could it be […]
Hearing God?
I did everything right; lined my Bible on the floor right next to the window, got my music and headphones, cleared the carpet facing the sun, ready to pursue worshiping my God… I play worship, start singing, lift my hands in the stillness of a quiet house as if luring Him to come. Still, why is it […]
Ponderings from the Pond – Petals of Faith
The walls were crushing. Yet, I had not realized. Nepal, riots, marriage bill wars swallowing my breath, making faith smaller than full. Still, in a world where we harness our own; rally, buck up, and strive our way home…it can be easy to miss the pressing, unknowingly accepting the weight settling, causing us to resist, our […]