It surfaces on Facebook. Â A post I had never dreamed of. A family member’s father dies of a heart attack. Â His child missing saying, “goodbye”. And the words of the wise speak life in their pain, “don’t let walls, division, and bitterness pass up the opportunity to truly love”. I see them all over the place; […]
When Prayer is Not an Option
“There’s nothing left to do but pray.” Haven’t we all heard that phrase, or said it? As if we have this stack of resources, shuffling through them until there, left at the bottom, all alone, sits the only thing left…the one thing we haven’t tried yet…prayer. But friends, I am here to tell you, prayer is […]
When The Screen of Our Lives Slam Shut
We bought this old farmhouse years ago; equipped with rolling hills, a pond, blue skies, and bullfrogs “rib-bit-ing” long into late summer nights. Some might call it a dream…but I saw it as one big, fat headache. The thing is, the house was in repo condition when we bought it; cracked patio, well-worn hand rails, and […]
When You Just Need to Be Refreshed
For years I thought about going, word of mouth flowing like rivers from ice melting on the mountain-top, down into the oceans. I toy with the idea…but children, social worker appointments, doctors, and play rehearsals make me doubt the very hope of getting slivers a time over a three day period. I sit to lead my […]
Too Busy? Slowing Down? UNITE
I was late, again. Some kind of Women’s Bible Study table leader racing the clock, flying down the street in my crossover. I grab my screaming kid, check last minute e-mails, respond, throwing clothes on, and grab my study book and Bible…. Still, I have given up being perfect…..because I fail. I have given up trying […]
When The Darkness Shrinks You Small…And How To Go On
The light angles, turning, bending, dark rising while ISIS, and the global climate keeps warning, “We are headed for a storm”. And though His Refuge seems dormant, His hand’s promise of not being too short, pierces the minds and souls of those who believe. And darkness can set in, so we fill precious hours with loud […]