A Christmas Miracle: God’s Grace Delivered
I saw him on the way to our Christmas gathering, The lone pilgrim. Causing me to pause in my mind-spin of checklists, Did I get all the packages loaded? Did I forget anyone? Will there be [Read more...]
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year…Or is it?
I’m already grumbling. As I pull into the parking lot of Christmas madness, Cars are parked across the street, Cars are parked on the grass, Cars are poised to zoom into any available [Read more...]
Weathering the Ice Storms of Life: It’s All About the Giving
Oh but the trees… Our beautiful trees. Full of colorful leaves, wondrous to behold, but lethal to a limb when covered with layer upon layer of ice. Those red and yellow leaves we so loved, [Read more...]
One Day at a Time: How to Be Thankful in Our Brokenness
Thankful, Thankful, Thankful I say it over again and again in my head, trying to focus on those words, those blessings. Yet the longer I live, the more pain I see in a fallen world and [Read more...]
Today I Will Choose to be Thankful
The empty place at the table looms a sorrowful void. Why is it that this time of year the joys are higher for those who are joyful and the pains feel sharper for those who mourn? Not that each [Read more...]
A Prayer for Paris: Surviving Cowardly Acts of the Selfish
There are unspeakably selfish acts, The actions of those who think that their cause is sacred above all else and that civilians are just collateral damage, Just warm bodies to shoot cold and [Read more...]
When God Answers Your Prayers and It Doesn’t Look Like You Expected It To
At first I snickered at the thought of such audaciousness. What kind of person would presume to tell God what to do? Then I sobered as I realized the truth in my own life. There it was, In stark [Read more...]
Modeling Forgiveness for Your Children: Returning Good for Evil
The words were barely legible. The hurried scrawl across the back of an envelope are the only clue. A hint at a past of sorrow. My history more than a century ago. Was there evil intent? Was harm [Read more...]
Loss: Picking Up the Pieces When Life Wrecks You
The dream is shattered The path hazy The end uncertain. And I am wrecked. How to go forward when retreat seems the balm, How to take one step when I’m laid [Read more...]
Tragedy of the Heart: Building Beauty From Ashes
The dress was breathtaking, The bridesmaids would be exquisite, Flowers lovely and abundant. The days, the weeks, the months of planning were about to unfold in that magical moment she had [Read more...]