It sits on the window seal these darkest of days. Letting light in…but keeping ice frozen on the other side of the pane. And flowers can bloom deep in winter, if we let them. My little one has concerns. The thrashing storms of life testing her roots, leaving her drooping. Even I cannot deny that. An […]
Have We Missed What Matters Most?
I wake. Tip-toe down spiral staircase, after squinting to see…5:30 a.m. The world’s asleep. It’s quiet. Still. Serene… Caught between the fog of another world and the reality that business constantly insists, I do. The dark is pierced by Christmas lights. Greeting me. Shining right through confusion. Each light announcing the birth of so much more. […]
When Life Has Landmines. How to Respond.
I look around, outside my life, and see a war zone. Families. Children. Marriages. Almost as if the world is walking around blind, unaware that they are stepping on…. Landminds. I grieve the catastrophes. My eight year old neighbor, like a son, having to move because his parents are divorcing. A mom struggling as her nine […]
Have You Run Into A Brick Wall?
Welcome to UNITE!UNITE is a no-rules, all inclusive blog hop! Today, I got brave and posted a short vlog (or video blog for those who don’t know what a vlog is). I share how in life, you can be running fine, until it feels like you run smack dab into a brick wall! Ever been there? […]
Does God Meet Us Half Way?
My husband once told me. Twenty years ago. “I believe in miracles. But, I also believe that God looks for people to meet Him half way.” At the time, I was young and way too full of myself. Delighted with the fact….that God could do anything. Believing all we needed to do was pray…. And whatever […]
When Your Shrinking Dink Life Heats Up
You know something is wrong, when you eat chocolate for breakfast. And not just bite sized. Lady like. Hershey kisses kind of helpings. But a big, with almonds, kind of chocolate bar. Sitting. Feeling like a Shrinky Dink. Stuck inside a oven. Heat turned on. High setting. And somehow, required to grow in it. So big. […]