The Gentle Rhythm of God’s Heartbeat

The Gentle Rhythm of God’s Heartbeat

Adjusting the volume, I pressed the black button on the panel’s surface.  The tremor in the woman’s voice struck a chord as words filled the lonely space in the car.  “I always thought I had to prove myself–to convince Him that I took my faith seriously.” Images of...
Breaking the Chains of Unforgiveness

Breaking the Chains of Unforgiveness

My heart didn’t want to believe the painful truth of the words he spoke. Not my child. Not this unbearable, unthinkable trespassing of an innocent soul. I felt rage swelling in my chest against the one who had caused all of this—a malevolent, murderous rage born of...
Breaking the Chains of Unforgiveness

Breaking the Chains of Familial Bondage

I didn’t know her, but the vulnerable thoughts she’d penned pierced my heart. I realized where I was stuck. I was stuck in jealousy–wanting the childhood she had. Wanting. Wishing. But, not having. She spoke of jealousy, but what I heard in those words? Grief....
Breaking the Chains of Unforgiveness

No Place for Shame

The girl’s comment penetrated deep. My eyes darted to and fro as I shoved my large, 1980’s glasses up the bridge of my nose. Brushing a loose strand of my Dorothy Hamill wedge into place, I turned away from the knowing looks of the other children and heat...