I like my life drama-free. My first marriage had enough turmoil to last me a lifetime. I’m very comfortable with our quiet, boring routine. Our home and schedule change drastically when my daughter and granddaughters visit. Those are the changes we love. The...
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” For years, I’ve...
I read the child’s name and my throat constricts. The words seem detached from the page and I wish I could wrap my hand around each letter–crushing the message they bear. Dead. Eight year old. Mother attempted to revive. Pausing, I think of my own...
As we prayed together, her tears fell onto our intertwined hands. My heart broke as she uttered desperate words, “Lord, help me.” My precious friend, horribly abused as a child and still suffering its repercussions as an adult, looked up and asked,...
More often than not, my mornings consist of reminders, reprimands, and rushing. Did you pack your jacket? Change that attitude, little mister. If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say it at all. Then, my children scramble out the of the...
