When small seeds of hope, planted in fresh soil, are stolen by the ravens it's easy to become weary. We toil in darkness on hands and knees. Prayer lifted in desperation can seem to hit empty air when the harvest waits. Still, I've found hope doesn't lie in seed. Hope lies in the waiting soul … Continue reading Hope and Soiled Hands
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Repairing the Well
The day draws close to an end and I feel pulled to page to open up the release valve and let it all go. Lately, I've filled the well with other things and stopped the flow of words. The difference in me is palpable. Tonight I've decided to dig. The sound of shovel moving earth … Continue reading Repairing the Well
Welcome to now
Today slips into tomorrow with blinking eyes. My heart lies heavy in my chest too fragile in the wake of a long weekend. I know in this stillness, you are faithful. I trust in the aftermath, that you will gently hold me up high above the fray. I remain thankful.
I Had an Unplanned Pregnancy and I Gave My Baby Away
I was 18 years old and had a brief crisis of faith. I'd been raised in church and had served God faithfully the majority of my life. Life is still "life" and sometimes hits us with curve balls we don't expect. It just so happened for me that all those curve balls knocked me flat. … Continue reading I Had an Unplanned Pregnancy and I Gave My Baby Away
Hope
Steady rain pelts, swift and monotonous, on the roof above me I feel the water purify, washing away the old, carrying with it the promise of hope Standing singularly like a monument on the horizon Lingering long enough for me to reach Long enough for me to believe Hope, that droplet swiftly coming near Waiting … Continue reading Hope
Autopilot
Autopilot - when I go through the motions Head down, resolved, ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen And then I sometimes break as resistance pushes me to realize I'm not built to maintain; I'm built for greatness. Not greatness I've built with the persistent efforts of my hands, but greatness that comes … Continue reading Autopilot
Crash Course
I was in a car accident about fifteen years ago. It happened on a Sunday afternoon on my way home from church. I was pulling in my driveway when she hit me. I never saw it coming. Apparently, she didn't notice me slowing down to turn until the last second. When she did see me, … Continue reading Crash Course
Outside my bubble
Do we really love? It's so easy to talk about ideals. We know the right things to do and say; even so, we mess up and run our mouths or misstep into the wrong. Yet we say we'd die for Him. I've always believed I would without hesitation until this week when it hit me. … Continue reading Outside my bubble
Christmas
Here lies a wandering world, numbed by silence and lulled to slumber in the bed of their own consequences. Hearts yearning for "something more", frustration and longing for love and satisfaction gripping them with fists of disillusionment. "I thought my life would be different." Glimmer of hope, Jupiter crowned in Regulus, star to cut the … Continue reading Christmas
Anchor
Restless waves stirred by force beyond control crashing beneath the weary ones who ache to stand unhindered Wind to drive the salty air, stinging the eyes, carrying voices to the bellowing deep. The sea in full fury, bobbing up and down like Jack springing from his metal box with a suddenness and force so unexpected … Continue reading Anchor
