Through His Strength, For His Glory
Nothing I do is ever good enough. Ever. At least as far as I am concerned. No one has ever said to me, “That entry is so ugly.” Yet, almost every time I complete a Bible journaling page I hate it. I pick it apart easily and quickly. Often, I then spend hours trying to figure out how I can… Read More
When words begin to form in my head, I have to write them down or I forget them. Knowing this, I just spent the last hour or more writing down the words that were bouncing around in my head. What I didn’t do was save those words and now they have just disappeared. Hopefully, this shortened version of the thought… Read More
Rare is the occasion when I can sing, Blessed Be Your Name, and not cry. I first heard that song the year I met J. J was two when we met him. To help his grandmother, and because I fell in love with him almost immediately, we kept him at our house when she would travel for work. Sometimes it… Read More
Pain and Joy Christmas and waiting are linked together in multiple ways. We wait in Advent to celebrate the birth of our Savior. We wait with great expectation for a break in our normal routine. We wait in lines to purchase gifts that we hope will bring joy to those who receive them. We are all eagerly waiting for the… Read More
Sunday is coming. This is truth. A beautiful, life giving, hope sustaining truth. Friday and Saturday are long, though. So very long and hard. The time between that which breaks your heart and leaves you undone and when healing touches you is almost unbearable. When I think of Jesus saying, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me”, I… Read More