One of the first times I ever walked in our church, she came right up to us. Hugged us as if we were long lost relatives. Put strong arms around us that somehow melted all fears….and said…. “You are welcome here.” And how love melts away all fear. And how many want and so desperately need […]
I have heard it said, “What you read, where you go, and who your friends are will determine who you become.” And I am not too sure. But, I know. I have learned to pick my literary choices and my friends very carefully. Because I thought, education was my redemption. And from a girl who struggled […]
I make a heap at weeks long end. Cross legged safe at the edge of the couch. And thank God….a week non-stop is over. And it is there among my stacks of books…..I dig through…..I look to find the arrow in the dark that directs me to My Savior. And I wait. For waiting. Quiet. Stillness. […]
We are snowed in. Have been for days. White powder, like grace, covering the world as we know it. Leaving it…. Quiet. Dark. Still. And the cars. The noise. The tireless efforts of our lives….seems to come to a stop. Abruptly. Nestled in. Blankets chin high. Hunkered down tight. Like the clean, perfect white, layers outside. […]
“Surrender” and “Faith”. Two powerful words. Words inseparable. Words definable by the Christian walk. And I have seen and been either one or the other. Surrendered One.…….Fasting. Praying. Pleading. Aching for more of Him. Or…. Faithful one.….Fully comprehending…..He is enough. Yet, hesitant to move forward and do really much. One, incomplete without the other. Surrender […]
The box. It calls. Beckons…”Come rest in me. My straight walls. Sharp edges.” It hides… A people. Asking them to leave…. The freedom bought in Christ. To hide inside…it’s small, dark corners. Confined. While open skies beckon higher. Calling deeper…drawing closer to The Source. Fear resists the open. Like an infant….feeling…. Safer. With small. Shallow. Confining […]