I drove across town to meet with a group of women — something I hadn’t done in a year and a half. It felt new. It felt odd. It felt good. We talked. We prayed. We got to know each other. I left that meeting with a conformation of something I’ve always known. We...
I can count on two hands people that I love who have been diagnosed with mental health issues. I can’t count how creative, how loving, how instrumental, how necessary these people are because the list is too long. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, people...
It was my biological father’s funeral. I had met him a couple of times over my life time. I went out of respect, though he was a stranger to me. So I wasn’t expecting all the feelings that rushed in. The anger when the song, “I Did It My Way” was played. The...
In this Advent season, I sense God calling us back to hope. Hope is more than wishful thinking, however. It’s trust placed in a trustworthy God, even as that “thing” feels impossible. As I started to write this post, there were a lot of things I wanted to say...
It is a cool August morning, something that doesn’t happen that often. Richard and I take an early morning walk before we start our day. Richard leans over and lets a corny joke fly. He’s the king of corny jokes. He waits expectantly, knowing I’ll groan and laugh at...
One joy stealer is placing expectations higher on yourself than what God is asking. Years ago, I remember the frustration and pain of that. When I was overwhelmed or uncertain about what to do, I thought that working harder, doing more, trying to fix it on my own...
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