I tuck you in. Youngest One. And this is what I tell you: All the reasons I love you…. I love the way you giggle…full force. No hesitation…no holding back. So unlike us big, self composed people. Simple, pure joy bubbling out. I love the way you smile at anyone, everyone, ear to ear. Not because […]
Peaking around corner. Following songs sound. I see her. Tiny digits dancing across ivories. Voice lifted. Heart engaged fully, playing….Heaven’s Song. I watch unknowingly. Wondering what lured her. Listening. Unrelenting. And I recall….Someone praying, few weeks prior….that though her physical ears can’t hear…her spiritual ears would be opened. And hearts melody floats through our […]
I sit, fingers curled, floating over keyboard. Screen staring at me. White with hope of words. Effortlessly, instinct calls me to dart off like a jet, streaming words before me…. ….Leaving trails of thoughts behind me. But this time…..I want to stop. First. Examine my motives. Why am I writing? Why do I take the time […]
I felt so blessed to be asked to guest post on Tina Tyra’s site this week. Tina is the executive director of, A Labor of Love Adoptions. As the co-owner of a licensed adoption agency, Tina has done the remarkable work, for over 18 years, of facilitating adoptions. My article entitled “Racism in Adoption,” highlights our […]
Sitting, resting aching body…reflections of honor cords & robs & square hats. Turmoil to hard to put in words after a weekend full of rejoicing. Aching in a greater way, no earthly pain can measure, contemplating…grasping….the pain of letting go. It’s done! Eight years homeschooling. Gifted, eldest child. Private school. Carpool. Algebra. Moral, physical, social balances…all […]
Went biking today. My youngest, almost five. She tried…not a trike…but a “big girl” bike this time. With training wheels. Even we ride, at times, with training wheels, sometimes…in most uncertain times. Don’t we? False assurance that when we fall, rolling pieces of plastic will catch us…instead of Christ, who paid it all? The trail? […]