They tried to gently discourage us from the little stone-front, two-story home built in 1920. It stands in a neighborhood generally looked up to by the downtown homeless and somewhat looked down upon by everyone else in the area. But the arch doorways, the woodwork and Victorian wallpaper border swept …
Note: I know I’ve shared my testimony in some capacity here on the blog before, but I had to re-write it as part of a recent story assignment. No matter what has happened to me before or what will happen in the future, this remains the most important part of …
None of them but Moses had known anything but slavery. He’d been spared for the first forty years, living in the palace as his people built treasure cities for Pharaoh. Moses had run for his life, banished by the palace which had been his home and disappeared the next forty …
The night is dark. It is that time of night when “evening” is no longer a descriptor and early morning is hours away. I toss and turn with fever or stomach trouble or a heartache of some kind. The circumstances have changed over the years. I feel a presence in …
My son and I sat in the booth waiting on our breakfast. We were the only ones in the restaurant. A friendly server came to our table and took our order. A short time later, we removed our masks as she set down our plates. I asked her if the …
I sit before Him desperately searching the Scriptures for something….anything….to get me through this. I pray through the list of miracles I need. I try to wait before Him, but I fidget. Things needing completed today call to me even as I call out to Him. When my eyes settle …
We enter the familiar building with rows of pews littered with Grandma’s shawl, Brother So-and-So’s “church” Bible and the occasional box of tissues. Arriving home means kicking off our shoes and letting out the pent-up breath of a day’s work. Entering this place means removing figurative shoes and exhaling with …
I know you’re thinking, “Isn’t this post a little late? Valentine’s Day was over a week ago!” I get it. I might wonder the same thing. But, you need to know a few things about me and this month of February. For most people, February is the month everyone loves …
This will be the fifth year I choose a word for the year to guide me as I grow and learn and try to achieve a few goals. Here are the words I’ve chosen the last four years: 2018: Renovate 2017: Habits 2016: Build 2015: Cherish Since God worked on …
Hey Mama! I see you in the grocery store, frazzled, with eyes about to spill over and join your toddler’s ugly cry. I feel your angst as you Google symptoms at midnight, trying to decide whether your child’s raspy breathing calls for a visit to ER or the application of more Vick’s VapoRub. …
