a few thoughts
C’mon woman, lift her lid
C'mon woman. Or should we change that to Woman, c'mon? Let's start lifting lids. Sure we all have...
This. Is My Holy Water
What brings you life? It's a question I asked myself for months on the heels of loss, grief,...
What I learned about my relationship with God through my son with Down syndrome
By age five our son Connor, born with low muscle tone, loose ligaments and a chromosomal anomaly, had only been walking just beyond a year. Until then he sat at his dad’s feet, and with smiling eyes sparkling, he tracked every move, listened to every word, mimicked gestures, facial expressions, and scooted after him as he could. The capacity of a boundless love tore down the barriers of his physical and cognitive limitations to become just like his father.
Love with strength?
“Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands...
our beautiful messes
There's creation and life going on. My kids are home! We've been kicking up the dust that settled since summer, when job commitments and school hushed the household and our "planned" lives resumed. The long...
Go ahead and laugh
What feeds your soul? Letting go… diving deep… trusting what you don’t see… free falling into the arms of Jesus… How about throwing back your head and laughing… in the midst of friends who mirror love? My heart...
Is there more to life?
Are you doing okay with who you are, where you are…or do you wish for more? I love the obvious but relevant quote found in Dallas Willard’s book Divine Conspiracy. Willard said, “…not going to London or Atlanta is a...
Hosanna
It’s Sunday. Just as the new light blankets the world with the mist that hangs low, wanting to cling to the earth, letting her feel and breathe in its presence, so grace descends from heaven and submerges it in a new...
Saturday’s tomb
Good Friday shook the earth. Now, it's Saturday. Hope is crushed and life goes on. Empty disappointment mingles with the stench of despondency. Melancholy sobs convulse deep in my soul. Do you feel it? I can’t remove...