To the September one who says “I’m overwhelmed” – I hear you. I am you. This is the month when everything begins. All. At. Once. And so, usual life needs to be pushed in between the lines of a Fall schedule that reads can’t rest till I do list that you’re flooded with. Also, there's the added current crazy – dealing with too … [Read more...]
Bible Stories Are Not Just For Kids
Do you remember how you learned to walk? Neither do I – neither do any of us. It just happened by way of baby steps, falls and bumps that eventually took us somewhere. That’s the way it seems with a faith-walk, the place of small beginnings. A small step but giant leap for me was way back in the day when I stopped in on a … [Read more...]
THIS I KNOW
This I know - that God is for me. That’s a great thought, but can it be enough to walk with confident faith when life gets hijacked with --- just too much. Can it be real in the middle of a request and an answer? Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me. Psalm 56:9 We read many … [Read more...]
Surviving Impossibles
Some of us say we believe because we have reason to - and proof. Until we don’t. Then it’s easier to hold onto the edge of logic that says the situation probably won’t change. Because it hasn’t. So, it must be too hard for God, it must not be His will, it must be or not be . . whatever. Faith sees the invisible, believes … [Read more...]
The Gift of Momhood
Hand’s down- the greatest gift in my life has been motherhood. For my Mom, also. It was easy to see because she expressed gratitude through love for her child. I’ve had the joy of raising four children and the blessing of their sweet begats- each one has a unique story that has added greatly to my own. The common thread … [Read more...]