[POD] #2: Resistance is futile. And sometimes fatal. Prompt: When was the last time you tried to do something that triggered Resistance? What did that look like? How does it feel to acknowledge this? To feel Resistance captured in words? Resistance, at times I face it weekly. I am not sure why. Most people who... Continue Reading →
[POD] #1: The Struggle Is Real. Maybe. Wait a minute. . . Is the struggle actually real? Is that saying really true? Write about how you know it is or is not, using an example of a struggle you’ve experienced in your own life. It is easy to think that the struggle is not so real... Continue Reading →
As a child and young teen, I thought the world revolved around me. The adults and my friends did little to convince me otherwise at the time. When reality set in as a teen mother, that the world didn't revolve around me, I realized very little was about me. Most of my family still expect... Continue Reading →
Understand that I am a type A personality. I like to complete things, and like to help out and be useful in all places. I have learned how to relax over the past few years, but I learned that I am uncomfortable just "being." Other than my parents and my husband's grandparents I haven't... Continue Reading →
When my youngest daughter was under two, we had a baby gate from the living room to the master bedroom where the laundry and an exterior door were. One day in a hurry to get something done, I fell over the gate. The force with which I fell, and how I caught myself left my... Continue Reading →
There is a song made popular by the David Crowder Band, written by John Mark McMillan called "Oh How He Loves Us." that is sung in many churches across America. Today as we were singing the words "Loves like a hurricane," I couldn't help but think about the destruction that was recently caused in Texas... Continue Reading →
Today in praise and worship we were singing a song by Jesus Culture "Burning Ones." It was as if I was hearing the song for the first time. God has been speaking to me about love - love for Him and love for others. At the end of the song it says: We are Your... Continue Reading →
We have an amazing opportunity in our community that allows people with no artistic ability to create their own painting. It is a guided process that takes you step by step, technique by technique for a single painting. The business often does fundraisers for nonprofits, where a portion of the money collected is given... Continue Reading →
The light In all its radiant beauty Hides in the distance Setting in wait Once more. As the dark mass, Moves in between Where I am And the light I seek To see once more. I move around Trying to capture A small glimpse Once more. It slowly fades Out of sight Behind the hills... Continue Reading →
I am not generally a flower person, so when I can't get an image off my mind, and it's a flower, I take notice. This picture doesn't do justice to the vibrant colors that are portrayed in my mind, but it was the closest I could come to the type and colors of flower that... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 