Stones of Remembrance
For the last few weeks, this same theme has been coming up for me. It is based on the verses in Joshua 4:5b-6 ‘Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, to serve as a sign among you.’ This was to […]
Asking For Help
One morning as I was walking out of my office building with a set of double doors, I saw this lady struggling to keep one door open with her body while trying to maneuver the hand cart that was almost as big as she was. I asked if she needed help. She smiled and said […]
Are You Listening?
Some years ago a friend shared with me that when he has trouble sleeping, he goes through a list in his mind, and if he’s done everything he needed to do, he asks the Lord to speak to His heart. I borrowed that when I heard him say it, and as I mentioned, it’s been […]
Rushing Ahead
Editor’s note: This post was written in June of 2019. I now have the benefit of looking back two years. I can confidently say that it’s been better than I could have imagined. Have you ever just wanted to rush what God is doing in your life? That’s the place I’m finding myself lately. I’m […]
Love and Freewill
How would it feel if you forced or begged someone to love you? Or – on the other side: how would it feel if you forced or begged to love someone? If you were in a forced relationship (of any kind), what would that be like, knowing that you are not truly loved – but […]
Pulling Back the Layers
Over the summer, I somehow acquired a splinter in my right pointer finger. It didn’t hurt, but it bothered me. I would look at it and see the small red dot of something just below the surface. I thought to myself, if I could just squeeze it out, I’ll be fine. As I was away, […]
An Egg, a Party and a Pumpkin
What do these odd mix of things have in common? Read on to find out. As I was making boiled eggs before church, I thought of a lady at church. I don’t know how it came to be that I shared my first boiled egg with her pre pandemic, but we had started this thing. […]
A Time For Everything
I recently did a podcast recording and around mid interview after we had been talking about my accomplishments, the host said to me, ‘you’ve had your foot on the gas for so long, when do you take a break?’ I paused, and thought for a little bit, and responded ‘now’. It’s weeks later and this […]
Why, God?
Have you ever wanted to ask this question of God? More often than not, it hasn’t been a deep ‘why God?’.. I can only think of a few instances in my earlier years when I’ve asked the deep ‘why God?’ question: when I was a little girl and I lost my beautiful aunt – she […]
What Does Your Shirt Say?
Whenever I travel, I try to remember to wear a Faith based shirt. It’s really more of a reminder to myself. On my last trip, I picked out my outfit days before I was scheduled to leave. My outfit was compromised of a very comfortable pants and a tank top I’d purchased months before but […]