A cock-a-doodle do reminds me that morning is coming. Sun peering over the horizon. Barely. And I cannot sleep. It’s my teen. I worry. And I think about her far too much. And to be honest. It is tough. Taking each child. Each moment. Each hour. And trusting. Placing them carefully, wholeheartedly, intentionally…..in God’s hands. Yet, […]
It lingers. Song of healing. Past the laundry room. Down the hall. From her room. The broken one. Mending. And she is not who she used to be. Any longer. Quiet. Scared. Fearful. Hiding behind a smile draped across her hurting. Today. Our eyes can meet. And I can see her soul. Barely. More at some […]
Does an hour go by. On any given day. That she doesn’t show me her wounds? A cut. A scrape. A tummy ache. Needing me to stop and take some time to. Ask questions? Learn? Listen? Knowing…. The wounds that can’t be seen are those most great of all. The one’s that band-aides will never heal….those […]
Ever uncover an idol? No, really? A real life, without a doubt, idol? I have. “Expectations.” See. Like the golden calf. I keep formulating my own personal visions. When the path seems black. And I cannot see. Yes, God may start my journey. As I tread boldly out into open waters. But then, somehow. Somewhere along […]
God. Uncontainable. Here. Me. So small. Shrinking from the mixed up thinking that prevails. Society…. “We are the center of our own universe.” Us all. Supreme beings. Carefully orchestrating a world. Revolving around…. Us. When really. We are. Nothing but specks. Of dust. Brought to life by our Saviors breath. Finding grace in the Father’s eyes. […]
What if we took the Bible and cut it in half? No? Really! I know…seems appalling….doesn’t it!? But, yet. At times. I think we do that. All of us. On occasion. We…. Take what we want Interpret the Bible how we want And piece God’s Word together to fit our own personal brand of salvation […]