I step out. Again. The deck from our condo. Overlooking the ocean. For glass doors do little to hide my fascination to the wide open. And I am drawn to it…..like a gazelle in the Savannah. A dry and thirsty one….hoping for more than a mirage in the desert. And nothing more. Separating. Water and sky. […]
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 […]
I get her text. “I am never, ever, ever, never coming home.” And I knew she was hooked. Full blown. Undone. In love. Only sixteen. From a family who doesn’t practice dating…..But, I knew when she saw him, her heart would be mush melting. And all logic. Useless. After all, she is my daughter. And go […]
He sits upstairs. Strumming. Quietly. Bellowing through this mom space. Notes filling….all that’s been lost. This last year. Without him. And why is it. Letting go is easy in words or theory? But, when left. Alone. Without son. Or spouse. Or home. Or any last resort. Letting go is the hardest thing to do? And wondering […]
We have been through a lot. Twelve kids now. An engagement that lasted shorter than our vows. And a Christmas tree that looked more like Charlie Browns. Nineteen years ago. Free. That first year. When we had absolutely no money. And, if marriages are like roller coasters….ours went round and round. And at times, upside down. […]
Take it. Take it all. I have so often cried to God. Hands elevated. To Heaven. Throwing it all away. “I don’t need it anyway. I don’t need any of it….If I have you,” I used to say. Emphatically. Irrationally. Words, emotionally thrown around, not considering their significance. But, then today. I stand here. Prayer answered. […]