– – I KNOW that I live under grace – I KNOW that I live forgiven – I KNOW that peace comes only from walking closely with God – I KNOW that I can mess up and He makes me whole again – I KNOW that Jesus will return to this earth one day –
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His Mercies Are New Every Morning
Sitting quietly this morning, once again my heart fills to overflowing and the tears slip from my eyes – no destination or purpose in them – they slide of their own effort – unintentional and not until they begin falling on my shirt do I even take notice. Some days face me as a mountain
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Jesus Loves Me
Confusion floods my mind – overflowing into my heart. Can I make sense of this nonsense? The word hope is being shoved through the jumbled clutter of confusion. Behind hope I see a shadow of Jesus looking at me- a deeply pensive look – filled with tenderness as He takes my heart into His hands
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Remembering…
September 4 is my month and day. Mine. Shared with my family. Yet – it is mid August and my attempt to honor this date, my thoughts and grief in the death of my mother – seems feeble. Time has a way of scooping us up and moving us at a disturbingly fast pace. The
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Drinking From a Fire Hydrant
Exhausted. Tired to my bones. Weak. Shoulders slumping. Weary. Numb. How. Do. I. Go. On? Life is demanding. My mind never stops. One thing after another after another after another keeps on coming. It’s never one thing – or a couple of small things – or even a couple of big things that threaten to
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Grandma’s Scratch Pad
I vividly remember the moment the words sank into my mind. It was a few days after mom’s funeral. We were sitting around the kitchen table going through cards and kind notes filled with sweet memories of mom. A tender moment for each of us. Turning the pages in mom’s address book, looking up addresses
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The Miracle
As these words find their way to this page this morning, I’m not sure what to expect, what’s going to show up. My heart is full. More than 30 years ago when I was pregnant with my youngest son, there were few, if ever, ultrasounds, sonograms or growth scans done – much less 2-D, 3-D
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Seasons
Silence – the place my heart has been the past few months or so. It’s been that long since I posted my last essay. Expressing guilt about that to one of my mentors recently, she explained to me that there are seasons in a writer’s life. This particular season is named “gathering”. In this place,
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Happy New Year – WELCOME 2014!
Having great intentions, I began writing a post observing my favorite moments of 2013 using pictures of my journey this past year. It didn’t take long for me to realize tears were sliding silently down my cheeks. Falling, pulled by gravity, to my chin where I wiped them on my sleeve – some escaping and