I think courage is doing something even when you are afraid. it's doing what needs to be done, despite how you feel. Sometimes it’s moving forward in the dark, without knowing, understanding or having assurance that you will come out on top. I think courage is doing what is right, not what is easy. Courage … Continue reading courage
Has Thou deceived my heart That I may know Thy grace; Torn me apart To fill me with untainted praise Led me through the driest land Let me hunger deeply Haunted me with tender hands Which others felt so sweetly Has Thou deceived my trusting heart With truth i cannot conquer and years have gathered … Continue reading A Thousand Roads
“Sometimes you have to let go of everything to gain what God has shaped you for” – Elizabeth Thatcher, when calls the heart. I’m about to quit my job. I’ve been sitting on my resignation letter for weeks. I’m suffering great conflict over it. I have pages of reasons to leave, move on, let go … Continue reading Sometimes Quitters Win
I waited month after month to see that little pink line show up in the small plastic window. I stored soft blue booties in my top drawer to remind me to have faith. I begged God to give me a child, And he said, “Just a little bit longer” After my second child was born, … Continue reading Just a little bit longer
My house is in the post-holiday jumble, it’s just about time to “take down Christmas” although, I have grown quite fond of the warm sparkle the little white lights provide.
The day my butt looked fat I knew something had to change.
I was 5 years old and just about to start kindergarten. It would be my first school experience. I was probably afraid, nervous and feeling insecure, but I didn’t say all that. Often times we don’t say what we feel, but rather behave how we feel.
I found a solitary letter among my grandmother’s journals. My grandmother, Mim, died when I was 18, therefore, her words are haunting and precious, revealing emotions forgotten and buried.
Lord sustain us by and by save and sow each tear we cry hold out your hand with crumbs of faith to feed our souls with saving grace carry us when our feet would fail and the path we walk is trimmed with nails hold us up when at once we fade when shame becomes … Continue reading That we might live
My Faith Place 