My mom used to say there is always something you can be thankful for – she was right. My list is endless. But so are the things that get in the way. There are a million reasons not to be grateful and a million more to be speechless with gratitude – so we need to decide which lens to choose to view life. Our chronic … [Read more...]
In the Still of a Cornfield
The quiet is rare in the midst of an age of distraction, so listen to the noise. When I was a busy mom and homemaker, I was desperate for quiet. It was then, my prayer closet became the quiet of the cornfields that hugged our home. But seasons change and now listen to the silence. An age-ago. . . I remember looking out over … [Read more...]
A Thousand Prayers
We are surrounded every day by those carrying the heaviness of life in need of a thousand prayers. Maybe you've had lunch with a few of them. I have. The finite can’t carry that much weight. And we don’t have to. Imagine what it would be like if we couldn’t ask a heavenly Father for protection, comfort, healing, provision, … [Read more...]
Wrung Out
There are days we can feel like we’re plain wrung out and emotionally drained. I’ve had a few. What do we do when we feel squeezed out of all joy and vision? I’m old enough to have had one of these antique washers back in the day – many a nail was broken going through the wringer along with the diaper. I remember holding my … [Read more...]
Smells Like Freedom
Humans need freedom. We get caught up in what people might say – what they might think – keeping peace at all costs. That’s not who I am or have been, because people tried to tell me who I was and what I should think for too long. So my best direction has been to just let faith and hope lead me. . . But don’t let me tell … [Read more...]
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