Everywhere I turn, “Martha Stewart” type pictures sting. Taunt. Patronize. Sky high Christmas trees. Presents flowing…covering the floor of what others might call the perfect season. While our tree sits. Undecorated. Presents everywhere. Hats. New shoes. Photos. Santa. Snow globes. Lights. Christmas cards with photos of families. Unflawed. While our cards sit. Untouched. Foster daughter. Fighting […]
We snuggle in a booth. After twenty years. More in love than ever. Rain slays sheets of regret. Washing away tomorrow. One of those days. All is just right. The light of of new beginnings. Shines bright in hearts fully wanting. And I hear them cheer. Down center. From the bar, a little too near. Tipsy […]
Sitting. Like a gentle rain on a cold December day. I feel it…. Washing over me. Surfacing from a place, I didn’t know existed … Fear. Worry. Anxiety. A list of impurities. This camel back believer. Unaware. Unnecessarily carrying. Leaving. By the washing of His presence. Though…I did nothing. No more than enter. His Secret Place. […]
When we took her in. It was not for profit. It was the God voice. The voice that whispered…. “Will you follow me?” And sometimes faith is like swimming. Where toe dipping caution into “believing”. Just doesn’t cut it. Either you dive in. Or you are left cold on the shores of “unbelieving”. Sinking deep in […]
I was cynical of love. I was a cynic of a lot of things. I had closed off my heart. Living a reckless life. And isn’t it when eyes are most blind. When darkness prevails. That the slant of new light….shines most clear. Finding hope in the night? Yes, I wasn’t looking for love. I wasn’t looking for […]
He goes. Our friend. To a service. Where Acts is not just another book. Sitting dormant in the Big Black Book. Taking space. Upon the shelf. Not a history lesson. Or pages in the New Testament. Great for, religious sounding theological discussions. But, a blueprint. For the church. In action. Instruction. For those Redeemed, needing a […]