a few thoughts
I’m rich!
God does nothing half-hearted, half-done or with partial love. Open your hands and heart to...
Can we talk? A mom’s thoughts on disabilities
We waited in the crowded reception area at our family dentist fulfilling six-month check-ups. As...
Is every onramp to quarter life launched on luck, fierce independence and a good dose of angst…or was it just mine?
Dear 20-someone, The recently silenced soundtrack of another 80s pop icon brought back realities and memories of my own 20s, prompting my letter to you. So many changes...
What color is your grace?
I stepped into my blog thinking grace is supposed to look "pretty". Grace…calm, soft and soothing. But Grace too, is flipping surgical. It cuts into the flesh, replaces the heart, sews up the wound and leaves scars to...
Trust without the path
My children have trusted me. Planned trips, surprise excursions, an occasional out-of-the-blue appearance at school for an afternoon of hooky, they each trusted me. They didn’t know where we were going. They didn’t...
What about when grace hurts?
It’s hard to fathom grace, grasp grace, process grace, acknowledge grace, receive grace. Regardless, the grace of God follows whether we turn towards or away. It’s the shadow that pursues. As we step into His light its...
Ever had a song that doesn’t leave you?
Have you ever had a song that doesn’t seem to leave you? One that entwines itself into your soul, wakes up with you in the morning, and sets a beat to your footsteps during your day? For two weeks I have walked in step...
Thankful for the grace
I am thankful. Truly thankful for the grace. Grace that I shunned for years…because I did not choose to claim it in full. But without the grace, who was my God in the twenty-three years I journeyed with Jesus … yet...
Stay
Through the grace of simplicity, dignity is bestowed in the command “Stay“. Stay hems in safety and provision. It comforts, nourishes, bolsters. Stay calms. Yet…there are times the boundaries of stay mock the...