The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet with his love; He will sing joyfully over you. Zephaniah 3:17 I was asked to share my life story/testimony at our church women’s retreat this weekend. Honestly, I did not want…
Category: love & marriage
Minutes & Seasons – A Timely Space For Parenting Myths and Other Conundrums
Autumn brings out that organizing and nesting part of my nature. Not that it isn’t present all the other seasons, but I get great satisfaction in pulling out my bin of fall decor and shaking some extra cinnamon on my hot chai. While beautiful, September isn’t always an easy time as it marks the month…
Impossible Possibility
Recently something happened in my day that gave me a flashback to some pretty scary moments that happened over two decades ago. Lowell & I were serving as missionaries in Haiti where we lived close to the beautiful Caribbean, far out in the boondocks away from the civilized world we were used to here at…
What Grief Is Not
As the ebb and flow of my own personal grief continues, I remain astounded at the fragile sometimes painful ties that bind my heart to others who grieve. Conversations especially with other mamas who have lost often turn to what might be our own triggers for the resurfacing of what we thought was done like…
To Love and To Flourish
I have come that they might have life and might have it abundantly…John 10:10 This week as I sat with a new friend, she spoke some words that have been long tumbling about in my heart. They came out something like this… What if Christ’s church could truly grasp the need for prayer for the…
When Mother’s Day Is Hard….
I used to love celebrations of most any kind. Don’t get me wrong. I still do. Mostly. But as I’ve gotten older, the empathy in me has sometimes trumped my love of celebrating. I have struggled with the verse in Romans where it says “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep”…. What…
An ode to my love…
Time keeps going, this we know from that place we stood so long ago. We thought we knew what love was about. So young we were but our love was stout. After the wedding, living began. We moved across the ocean then back again. We didn’t know what each day would bring, but God has…
Ice Cream & Flat Tires – A Quarantine Field Trip
Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34 We recently acquired an old dilapidated 1978 semi trailer we want to use for storage for an upcoming family project. This past Saturday was designated as pickup day. The day dawned…
Walking Each Other Home (Valentine Giveaway)
It’s Valentine’s week again. As I consider the hype surrounding America’s most romantic holiday, I wonder how many of you find yourself disenchanted with love itself. After the freshness of romance has worn off, sometimes before the honeymoon has ended, we are left with dashed expectations, hopes, dreams. Sounds lovely doesn’t it?! Lowell and I…
Times & Seasons
“And the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 1 Peter 5:10 NIV” Today is not only the start of a brand new day, but a brand new season for me….