Have you ever had a thing – whether exciting adventure or a scary ordeal – you’d rather not be walking through alone? Wishing you had a hand to hold, certain it would be easier if you didn’t have to do it by yourself? That’s how I feel this week about my new website – overjoyed Read more…
When Our Heart Aches for a Friend
My heart aches for a friend in Texas, going through so many trials she probably feels like Job. In tough times we are all tempted to shut down. Close in on ourselves. Turn away from the pain – our own or that of our friend’s. I’ve been guilty of both. But to live and love Read more…
Difficulties Are Like Bridges
Last night I chatted with an old friend. We hadn’t talked in ages. We’d met years ago, volunteering at a Women of Faith Conference in Texas, just after my life had fallen apart: marriage, family, job, home, father, and every beautiful thing I owned suddenly gone. She had been an encouragement to me. Today she finds Read more…
The Blessing of Prickly Things
I’ve been away awhile. Much has changed. Transformed really. I went on a journey as one thing and became another by its end. I can’t help but wonder… What if prickly places are God’s Blessings in disguise… His Way of urging us to fly? Amen.