O.k. So, I am just going to be candid here. I actually had two other posts juggling about, wondering which one to post today. But then I sat down and did devotions. And for some reason, time with God always redirects our focus. It was then, I was stopped by the goodness of His mercies. It […]
Oh God, we come to you today as needy! We come in weakness, confessing we have no strength. We are like pilgrimagers, sojourners, plowing away through this toil in hopes to find you. And why is it easier to look for you in places and other people…than to close our eyes, be still, and absorb your […]
I heard it crash. One of those mother-moments when you know you could either “get loud”, or “get lower”. I chose “lower still”, tip toeing into the entry hall, finding one of my photos of my nieces and both my daughters shattered on the floor. I pick up the frame, not saying a word. Hearing my […]
I planted Begonia’s this year. They were my grandma’s favorites. I didn’t learn a lot from my grandma, except when to stay silent, how to dig deeply, and this white-girl love for basketball. I take the long, pointed scooper, bend low on a stump I find randomly around our property. And there, along the cement slab, […]
The tide gets higher, walls of laundry come crashing down around me. Dishwasher breaks, dishes start rising. Children need tending. Our newest little one goes to visit her mother. So many “do’s”, demands, requests, obligations climbing tightly around me… But then I feel Him, “Come” He whispers. Logic says I have maybe an hour while she […]
“Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They’ll stay faithful as long as it’s safe and doesn’t involve risk, rejection, or criticism. Instead of standing alone in the face of challenge or temptation, they check to see which way their friends are going.” ~ Charles StanleyBefore I started reading my Bible, you know, before I […]