I scan the list and blink away the sudden wetness pressing against my lids. Something close to bitterness rises fresh in my heart and I know I am in danger of failing. Failing at love. Failing at forgiveness. Failing at selflessness. Family gatherings do that. They...
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...
Seventy-five pages populated the Amazon queue after I filled in the search box, “books about God and purpose.” Women yearn to know, Do I make a difference? Does my life really matter? How can changing diapers, or shuttling children from one event to...
She is the elderly woman in the polyester suit sitting alone in the church pew week after week or the frazzled young mother in the grocery aisle juggling a wailing infant and impatient toddler. She might be the middle-aged divorcee’ who envies every couple in a...
I wish I knew my God-sized dreams. I have no idea what they would be and it’s not because I am already living them. I feel useless for God and His kingdom and like I don’t have an impact on other lives. My heart dropped as I read her words. How many of us have...
