Mom was always anxious when our family would visit relatives and friends. Understandable with five kids in tow. Only one time do I remember breaking something that belonged to someone in their home. The little light catcher hanging from the lamp twirled around and around. Gently touching it, I was mesmerized, but, suddenly the tiny
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And Then…I Ate Meatloaf
Somehow the current of life carries us faster than we want to move. September 4, 2013 is a day that changed my life forever. September 4, 2014 I wrote a tribute to the events of that day. September 4, 2015 came, and I thought about it so much and just couldn’t find the words. How
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Katrina – I’m No Exception {Part 3}
We returned to Mandeville Thursday night. Katrina had made landfall the previous Monday. On Friday morning, I awakened early – about 6 am.I went out to the garage to get a bottle of water, then decided to sit in the driveway and pray, begging and pleading with God to use us – to guide us
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Katrina – I’m No Exception {Part Two}
{This is Part Two of three part series. Read Part 1 here.} The grief follows me as closely as my shadow and never leaves me – never will. There is no escaping that pain. Yet . . . Experience has taught me the closer I stay to the light, the smaller my shadow is. Jesus
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Katrina – I’m No Exception {Part One}
Ten years ago. I recently watched the ABC special with Robin Roberts documenting the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. She shared how in New Orleans and the surrounding communities everyone refers to life before and life after Katrina. No one’s life has been the same since Katrina swept through southern Louisiana. Even my granddaughter, Emma,
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Come Sit With Me
“Come sit with me.” The night before Jesus was arrested that fateful {or not so fateful} morning He went to the garden to pray. I’ve heard that story all my life. Isn’t it interesting He went there? Why not the synagogue. Why not His friend’s house? Why did He ask the disciples to wait
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Walk Away
Things break. It’s probably pretty accurate to say we have all had that miserable experience of breaking something that was precious to us. Trying to rescue it before the inevitable happened yet the sound of it hitting the counter or floor confirmed our failed attempt. Like in a slow motion video – there was no
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Sunday’s Coming
Three years ago I had the privilege of visiting Israel with a group from my church. Many of us have heard friends describe the visit as life changing – bringing the scriptures alive – the feeling of a vague familiarity of physically being present in a place we have all heard about since childhood. This
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Show Me
Most of us remember the movie Jerry Maguire that made popular the phrase “show me the money.” As humans we share the deep desire to see something before we believe it is true. We require proof and even then often find ourselves skeptical. Why is that? Proof. Hmmmm… Our parents love, friendships, marriages, children, churches
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Crossed
I have always loved the cross and what it symbolizes to me. Yet, when I take away the familiarity of it and examine it from different angles, I see something that deepens my love for what God did for me. Simple in construction, He chose something designed to be used in horrific ways. He allowed