They said it was the world’s oldest alligator. Up the stairs, peering over into the secret hole where this ancient reptile lay. They said I could see him for just 50 cents. As a little girl, with my dad right beside me, at the county fair, rides spun, hearing laughter and screams enticing me to come […]
When You Feel No Peace. UNITE Link Party
I am not sure what state we were in. One of the thirty-two we had traveled in that blue, seventies van; carrying a refrigerator, four beds, and my family. We drove as open roads took us to places I had only heard of; The Gulf of Mexico, Grand Canyon, Custer’s Last Stand, and Mount Rushmore…. Across […]
Where to Find Break-Through When the Day Grows Dark?
I remember it clearly. Faces planted. The presence of a God captivating souls completely, with peace. Humility hitting the congregation like a wave. True repentance flowing from grace…not bought or sold or earned from even the most religious in that place. A quickening of the spirit, songs rose, and chains were broken, easily. Still… The world […]
Shattering Your Mirrors of Adversity
The walls felt like they were closing. It was as if I had come from a mountain-top experience….to swoop low, hollow, walking unexpectedly out of the rivers of freedom. And it was dark, really dark. The people I thought might have been there were gone. And sometimes you don’t really know what you have until the […]
When You Wonder If Morning Will Come
Like a fluffy, white comforter it lay. Stretched out between the valley of cows and the road taking us high unto our home. Fog so thick, puffy, white. Still resting in the lowlands before the sun beams bright unto all creation. I watch it as I drive. Up, down, over the hills, catching glimpses of what […]