“Every Summer Has A Story” I saw those words printed beneath a beach painting: a woman sitting in the sand, gazing into the distance, lost in thoughts we’ll never know. The words stayed with me for days. Every season, every month, even...
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, My Savior and my God. Psalm 43:5 The nurse asked me to rate my pain level on a scale of one to five....
I keep moving forward as He builds His strength in me. It’s as simple and as complicated as that....
Most days, I fight. And it is hard. It is not natural for me. But I set an intention a year ago to work through some wreckage that was still wrecking...
I knew he did not want to face his mother falling apart that early September morning (or any day, really). But there I was in the kitchen, in my oh-so-attractive green robe, sporting wild bedhead, willing the tears to stop....
"Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy...
A Brave Adjustment How do you feel about change? I'm not a huge fan, although I have come to understand that to live is to change, and change requires courage. I touched on my journey of acceptance in my last post. See: https://wp.me/p4RztF-Sx After...
In my last post (http://wp.me/p4RztF-PI), we focused on Seeking God First each day as the foundational ingredient in my Secret Sauce. Today, I'd like to add the rest of the fixings. Unfortunately, we are not exempt from trials and trauma. Our favorite Bible characters were not...
365 days. My tunnel journey began one year ago last week. I had to make my way through the dark. Unfortunately, there was no way around it—one slow step at a time. Today, as I continue to plod on, I realize this...
The Practice of Gratitude Part 6 Have you unintentionally crossed paths with someone who has hurt you? How did you respond? With thankfulness? Neither did I. Recently, this happened to me. It threw me, and I ran into others who were a party to...