I was overwhelmed and in tears for the third time in a situation I should have been able to deal with. There are always rude people. People who blame everything they are going through on someone else. Today was just my turn to get pointed at and put down. She came walking up (in the…
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The Broken Trail
“Be still, and know that I am God” –Psalm 46:10 Busy caught up to me this week. I’ve been holding it back for a long time…denied it, cleverly disguised the symptoms and drove straight past the warning signs. Denial is a cheap mask. It doesn’t really fool anyone. I watched a video today showing footage…
The Endurance to Continue
I ran a half-marathon seven years ago. I am not a runner. Not regularly anyway. I might be persuaded for carbs alone to do another one. Can we all agree that bread is amazing? Oh, and homemade pasta. My first day out running I was out of breath and convinced I was going to die…
Smoke and Desert
Wildfire leaves behind a charcoal trail. It burns hot and fast; a blaze that changes directions in a second and funnels flame dozens of feet in the air. It’s dangerous and brilliant and spectacular. It leaves in its wake a landscape devastatingly different from before. The consequence ash and thick smoke that envelopes. The haze…
Walking in Wonder
What’s your earliest childhood memory? A sibling? A toy? A new puppy? I don’t remember exactly which one was my first. Memory is funny. Sometimes I remember very clearly, but sometimes memories elude me. God has perfect memory; He knows my first moment because He created it. My first memory of Him was walking to…
The Grace of Being Shielded
Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with…