End of the day, but not the list, Burnt meal narrowly missed, Pause to pray Piles of laundry, dishes to do, A dear little girl sporting a boo-boo, Pause to pray. Thunderstorms, Electricity out, Repair truck on the long route, Pause to pray. Drop dead tired, the house to clean, Confronted by…
Category: Challenges
Time for Everything
Have you ever felt both happy and sad at the same exact time for the same exact reason? This week, I will drop off our first child at college. I celebrated with her when she read the acceptance letter to her first choice school. I really got excited when her scholarship came through, making the…
Known Heritage
Where do you come from? Families created through adoption often witness a teen’s curiosity about their birth parents as they grow up. Who are my birth parents? Where was I born? Under what circumstances? What is my biological heritage? When we become followers of Christ we have a spiritual heritage. The best documentation of it…
Navigation Desperation
Panic seized me as I desperately glanced from the GPS to scan the street signs. The GPS did not know where I was! The connection icon swirled endlessly, indicating not only was I lost, but there was little hope of pinpointing my location anytime soon. That thought terrified me as I followed traffic, frantically searching…
Conquering Foes
Once upon a time, there was a wise man who set out to do the impossible. He planned to rebuild what had been destroyed. He engaged a king to find him supplies. He journeyed a long distance, taking nothing but faith with him. He was quite confident in his calling to construct a wall. He had to…
Heart Guard
I am so blessed, I get to go to work today! Sierra thought as she jumped from bed minutes before the alarm sounded. Humming happily, she buzzed through her workout and breezed into the shower. Smiling as she shampooed, she thought of how she might create today. Her first commissioned work was foremost on her…
You Can’t Lose God
She moved her hand toward the plastered mess on her face. She discovered it was her hair. She gazed about stunned. Unbelievably the sun was shining as though nothing had just happened. Liar! LuAnn stared around at the once pristine beaches now waist-deep in water. She wasn’t sure how far the waves of the tsunami…
Waiting for Grace
Waiting. Forever. Or so it seemed. “God, it’s difficult to do the “right” thing, especially when I don’t see Your mighty hand sweeping away the sadness, the agony, sometimes found in this life.” Silence. Sheila huffed and reached for her beloved Bible. She picked it up tenderly, as the binding sometimes lost pages and the…
Held
“The Lord is my strength,” Stacy repeatedly murmured to herself as tears slid down her cheeks. Quickly brushing them away, she tried to focus on the task at hand, if nothing else, than to ensure the safety of her sweet daughter in the backseat. Crisis had hit her like a brick wall. But unlike other…
Always There
Pouncing, playing and protecting. That’s a very accurate description of our favorite furry family member. Minna, a one-year-old Rottweiler puppy, loves each member of our family with her whole heart. It’s evident in the way she lives: she sleeps lightly, springing to her feet at the slightest sound. She often detects things we never would…