Last Quarter Review: Three Top Posts of 2021

Last Quarter Review: Three Top Posts of 2021

Grandpa smelled of comfort; the rich, warm scents of coffee and Aqua Velva. Quiet and witty, his brown eyes glinted when I’d beg him to play. Just one more time, pleeease. We’d construct palaces of red, yellow, and blue rectangles or clutch our stomachs as...
How to Find Rest From Spiritual Weight

How to Find Rest From Spiritual Weight

The spiritual weight chases me through the dark hours. Even my dreams are filled with prayer. Morning arrives too soon as the deep ache of fibromyalgia forces its way into my awareness. The narrow hollow at the base of neck throbs, reminding me of my frailty and this...
Feel the Father’s Heartbeat: A Day for Gratitude

Feel the Father’s Heartbeat: A Day for Gratitude

Gray and forlorn, the skies promised rain and I tucked the first holiday CD into the disc player. The lonely strains of I’ll be Home for Christmas reminded me of all that was missing, and I glanced at the sweet boys playing near my feet. Chunky, plastic blocks and...
Learning to Rejoice in Difficult Circumstances

Learning to Rejoice in Difficult Circumstances

The throbbing is real but intangible. Painful but unseen. It’s the shattering of a heart already broken experiencing one more journey in the wasteland. Have you been in this place before? In the same sort of circumstance where your dreams are dashed by reality...