Twenty seven years ago today I said “I do.” . Despite having spent most of three years with him, I had spent the four months prior to “I do” running from that relationship. Broken, I was young and honestly jumped into the marriage. It might have been the worst and best decision of my life.... Continue Reading →
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 Today I am grateful for that promise. I can hold on to it with ease. It is starting to sink in to me that Tim is so far away. We have never been this far away from each other. We have not been... Continue Reading →
My heart leapt from my chest when he uttered those three little letters. I had no idea how much it would mean to me to hear him refer to it with that word. We had talked many times about it, but today provided a level of hope for my soul that I hadn't expected, especially... Continue Reading →
Songs speak to me. I suppose that is really what music is created to do. The pictures that I get listening to music often flood me with so many ideas that it is hard for me to pause and process. This morning me were singing of God's reckless love and how He leaves the 99... Continue Reading →
Have you ever just needed a cup of coffee? Old school coffee, not the k-cup kind. Coffee where you grind up the beans, put the grounds in the coffee filter and brew a whole pot. I love the aroma from the grinding to the brewing, the smell is intoxicating. Even when I didn't like coffee,... Continue Reading →
I am getting used to God speaking to me about my behavior when I think that I have been wronged personally. Maybe I am the only one who gets a righteous indignation about certain behaviors from others. That is where I have found myself today. Moving is taxing on any relationship, I'm told. My husband... Continue Reading →
My struggle is real. If we are all honest, it is real for each and every one of us. I tend to keep my struggle quiet. Usually, it is silent. That is, until it erupts like a volcano spewing out molten ash burning everything in its path. Over the years, the eruptions have grown farther... Continue Reading →
Malachi 2:15-16 (CJB) And hasn’t he made [them] one [flesh] in order to have spiritual blood-relatives? For what the one [flesh] seeks is a seed from God. Therefore, take heed to your spirit, and don’t break faith with the wife of your youth. “For I hate divorce,” says Adonai the God of Isra’el, “and him... Continue Reading →
[POD] #9: Much appreciated Write about this: Who or what do you appreciate? And this: How fun is that, the revelry of appreciation? And this: What new can you find to appreciate, using both meanings? When I think about appreciation, I immediately think about a time that I did not appreciate someone. It has been... Continue Reading →
God has placed on my heart a burden for marriages in the church. It comes in waves, but when it hits I can hardly move under the weight of it. At times I feel like it us a selfish burden, but it is there none the less. I pray until the burden breaks, which... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 