POD #1: What’s your GoT name? Here’s your writing prompt for Day 1. Whether you watch the show or not, write about this: if you could create your own Game of Thrones name, what would it be? What are the descriptors that would capture the essential qualities of you: the you you are in the process... 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 →
Last night I watched a surprisingly excellent movie. I say surprisingly because I am not a war/combat movie fan. As a child, I was forced to watch way too many war movies and westerns, so generally they are not my idea of a something I want to watch. I am grateful to the men and... Continue Reading →
POD #19: The Power of Your Word One of the quotes that those close to me would say is a Jackie-ism is "Your words have power." I grew up hearing the scripture that "the power of life and death are in the tongue. " But I don't know when it really clicked for me that what we... Continue Reading →
POD #16: Beyond ‘the provisional life’ As I look at the list of "organizations" I'm involved with I do think there are times that I am just "doing duty." It is never a constant feeling in any place, just a passing moment as my expectations are left unmet in a given moment. I usually find... Continue Reading →
TPOD #7: Your Resistance Genome I read the prompt this morning, and decided I wasn't ready to conquer my resistance genome. I set my phone down, rolled over, put the blanket over my head and went back to sleep. Of course, the prompt was still there three hours later, and being a task oriented person... Continue Reading →
POD #6: Your Royal Highness: There was a time in my life that I thought I was the crowned queen of the world. It was a fantasy world that many of the members allowed me to fill. Yes, my world was small, but I believed that it revolved around me. When I became a mother,... Continue Reading →
We often compare our life to the highlight reels of others' lives. When I was younger it was television and magazines in addition to our circle of friends or classmates. Now social media has us comparing to just about everyone with instant and constant access. Everyone has struggles, battles they fight, and a process the walk... Continue Reading →
I was watching a television show the other night and there was a protest going on. On one side people were yelling at the police for not doing enough. The other group of people were yelling because the police were interfering. In the middle stood the police standing to protect those who are fighting against them and acting as a shield to... Continue Reading →
I'm not feeling very Christian today. I want to be crass. I want to shake someone or maybe knock some sense into them. I want to lay hands on someone, and not the holy kind. I want to grumble and complain. I feel it festering up from deep inside. I doubt that I am the only... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 