When my husband and I were first married, we would sit…just the two of us….and write out our New Year’s Resolutions on whatever piece of paper jumped out before us. Sometimes our dreams for the coming year were written on notebook paper, sometimes grocery lists, sometimes computer paper. It didn’t matter. All that mattered was that […]
Sometimes you have one of those days…..where everything just seems to go wrong. The day we left for L.A. was one of those days. We missed our plane. Then, we learn, this new airline only departs for L.A. every five hours. So, we go back to retrieve our car. Optimism slowly starving. And my spirit searches […]
I stand in the center of a map of the world. Call2All Conference in L.A. And I hear a voice. Familiar. Deep. Coming from behind. The piece of me I have so longed to see….. And there you are. Tan. Tall. Shining bright before all. And you look different: Older. Wiser. Brighter…….with the light of Jesus. […]
My daughter….you have taught me….It’s all about the eyes. Not the circumstances….but how we see life….that counts. Your favorite saying…. “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass…but learning how to dance in the rain.” And I recall tiny feet…..Leading ballet class….on your own little dance routine….across hard gym floor. You have always danced […]
We close the door to summer. Sweet pictures in our minds. Of laughter, love, and leisure….. Spinning ’round…. Like a Merry-go-round…. In our minds. Beaches. Barbeques. Volleyball. Play Dates. As labor of days enter peace moments…Sweeping summer away. Time has come….to jump on train of schedules. ….Hours filled with obligations. Chiseling time away like a […]
Outward stirring. Life whirling. Increasing infernos burning… Hearts ablaze. Igniting during trying times. Looking back and seeing….. His hand steady. His face constant. My heart desperate…to seek Him. He leads. Saying…. Don’t look back. The world attacks. Brothers and sisters…combat. Wars of pride. Flesh made weak. The internal sin within. Us all. And the days progress […]