I did a dance with God for several years, which often consisted of the same conversation between us. Not because He was saying the same thing over and over, but because I wasn’t listening. The dance involved me telling Him how sorry I was for being the sinner that I am, and Him affirming me […]
I Will Always Remember
I remember the bottom, my lowest point.  In the midst of my divorce, in my failure and shame–sitting in my car, tears flowing down, and being broken.
His Good and Perfect Gifts…
God is in the business of giving good and perfect gifts—gifts I am sometimes unaware I even need. Gifts that surprise me and overwhelm me, that drown me and sink me deep into His great love—His love with skin and flesh on … this, the body of Christ. I know because I have experienced its […]
…As I Fly to See Friends
I have virtual friends. I’ve found them online, and I often hang on their words. They stretch me and grow me and challenge me and inspire me. And they have little idea who I am. I dream of the conversations we might have. What I’d share with them and what they might say. And before you judge me […]
Unexpected Turns
It was their first…and it was supposed to be a boy. And there had been two lavishing shower events full of all things boyish and blue. And they had imagined and pondered and anticipated his birth for months, preparing the room, washing the clothes, selecting his name, and dreaming of this very day. And the […]
Seeing the Gifts
Perspective is everything, and seeing is only for those who are willing to look. And for a long time I didn’t really see the gifts that were from Him. In my self-centered world I focused on what wasn’t, and missed them before my very eyes…His generous gifts. Gifts from His heart to mine…the ones He […]
Growing Takes Time
Growing takes time. It involves maturing and the gaining of wisdom and knowledge. And the beginning of wisdom and knowledge is the fear of the Lord. A complete reverence and awe of Him who is in Ultimate control of all things. Him who is Sovereign, who gives and takes away…who blesses and withholds blessings […]
Hope and Thanks
There I am, standing in the vastness of the auditorium, in the presence of thousands…my high-maintenance-morning-Starbucks drink in the cupholder…and the worship slowing…a pause, for us to all ponder and consider Him. And my eyes catch the glimpse of the cross on the wall, illuminated from behind. And my mind flashes to the images of Him upon it. And I am humbled, […]
Satisfied for ALL He gives
Sundays are for giving thanks for His unfailing love, and for being satisfied with ALL that He gives…Â This day, may you rest and be satisfied, in Him, and His unfailing love, and may you give thanks to Him for ALL He gives… What are you thanking Him for today?
Choose Joy
Joy, and her friend happiness, are so very different. Joy transcends circumstances and goes beyond the now… Happiness lives in the moment and comes and goes with its whims. Joy resides deep within, and originates from the core of who we are… Happiness resides in the circumstance, whatever it may be. Joy is from […]
