Hope for Today
I desperately needed coffee! In line to get one at a store, a man rolled up next to me. I noticed his leg. It rested on a leg crutch with wheels. In my mind, I stood at high alert. Why? Because the...
View ArticleDon’t Shrink Back
What do you do when your years-long prayers haven’t been answered? When people haven’t been there for you the way you hoped? When the enemy keeps hitting you when you’re down? When you feel worn out?...
View ArticleWhen Waiting is Agonizing
Have you ever tried to get ketchup out of the bottle? I mean, the real bottle, not the plastic variety where you can squeeze it hard and it spurts out. The glass-bottled ketchup was so impertinent,...
View ArticleAre You Worrying?
Ahh!!!! For days, I was internally screaming inside, while pretending to be there for my kids. I was internally agonizing, while trying to calmly answer questions about stop lights, and what’s for...
View ArticleOne Thing You Can’t Forget
It was one of those mornings… I woke early with a decisive plan of action. I would sneak out of the hotel room, unnoticed, and spend quality time with God. It would be lovely. Quietly tiptoeing through...
View ArticleControlling What’s Out of Control
Pull yourself together! Where there’s a will, there’s a way! God doesn’t help those who don’t help themselves. Have you ever heard these Americanized phrases? Because they sound good, we figure they...
View ArticleWhat Calms The Storm
The person said to me, “Anger is chaos.” I never considered this point, but they’re right. Anger is the violent upheaval of order in exchange for the wild reaction of man. Everything gets out of order...
View ArticleHoping For the Best is Tough, but Possible
My son’s finger was bleeding — badly. Heart-thumping, my mind tracked to the worst-case scenario. Oh great. He’ll need stitches now. How will I grab my stuff to leave this camping trip (with all the...
View ArticleHandling Broken Things…
The plant wasn’t even real; it was plastic. Maybe that’s why it wouldn’t stand upright. At the slightest sign of wind, the dang plant, and the pot it was in, would crash over. I’d walk outside and see...
View ArticleFacing The Hard Truth
Blog Post: When Admitting Truth Is Hard Standing on the tarmac, getting ready to launch off on my bike with my family, I made a random comment to my husband. Friends, I can’t remember exactly what it...
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