Faith. The faith fight. The topic of my life. Yet, faith is believing in something we can’t see. But, what if…. What we see….with spiritual eyes….has. Is. Has always been….more real than what we see with the flesh? What if the temporal is more like a box we’re trapped in? …..And we mourn for and ache […]
Love Eternal Leaves
Eldest left today. His son touch left on everything. Night before. Youth swarmed our house like bees. Imparting to son…..love devotion. Friendships placed all around like treasures in the sea. Texts. Calls. People saying, they care. Home Group prays to send eldest off. One quotes scriptures….saying they believe it is from God. For us. Pastor prays. […]
The Fabulous Let Go
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 […]
The Orphaned Among Us
Would I do it again? The question lingers… Take on an infant? A consuming, drug exposed, consequence of society. Government. Irresponsibility. Embrace the failings of a mothers choices. Hear the noise…of aches, pains, withdrawals…abandonment? Know…this child fights for hope. Struggling to breath. Seizures. Spasms. Difficulty eating. Comfort the lifeless limbs. Hold the tiny bones of a […]
Separation Has No Power
I saw him yesterday. My brother. My best friend. A decade apart. Families separated. No hate, or anger, or bitterness…just a job move. Out of state. Parting ways….Never an easy thing. Children at the time. Naive. Starting our own families. A bridge that grew as distance stayed. Between wives. Husbands. Kids. Families. Yet, distance longs for […]