Living
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Just the Simplest of Things
It’s the simplest things which remind me of you. When you show your colors in the evening sky around sunset, it amazes me. There is so much beauty to be seen. When you insert a friend from church in the neighborhood, you continue to remind me that you are there. You continue to put things in my life that remind me of your goodness. The other day when my tooth was sort of weird, well, I prayed, and then it got better. It seemed silly to ask, but you even care about an individual tooth. I love that you love the details of all of our lives. It makes me…
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I’m Ready Now
I wait. I listen. I’m on this journey. Sometimes it doesn’t go the way that I envision it. But you see the big picture. You know what is next in this journey. You have given me the strength to take the next steps. What I didn’t know is that you have been putting this on my heart for years. Maybe it’s been part of your plan and I was trying to take a different path. I’m ready now. I’m ready to make peace with the next step. It means that I have to make peace with coming to terms of not being a biological mom. I’m ready to be a…
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The Light God Left On
I wrote this piece many years ago now. I re-read it today and wanted to post this message: Off in the distance you see a bright light shining. You begin to walk towards it not knowing that what to expect. The closer you get to the light the brighter it gets. Fear sets in when you are so close to the light that you can almost touch it. You get scared and stop in your tracks not knowing if you should continue walking towards the light. But for those that have walked even closer to the light, they have gotten a reward that is so amazing that it cannot be…
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Be a Unicorn
She made her way into the crowd of people. Recognizing only one face in the sea of many, she glanced down at the ground. Thoughts rushed into her mind like: am I supposed to be here? Is this the right place and time? I hope can find someone I know. Then her heart started racing and her palms got extremely sweaty, which she then inserted into her pockets. Soon, she made her way to the nearest wall and leaned against it, hoping that she could blend in. The awkwardness crept in even further as more and more people entered into the space. She desperately searched the crowd for a familiar…
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A Little Thanks
It is November, the month where people give thanks throughout the month. I often forget to include God. I would guess that there are many out there like me. Can we take a few moments to thank God for the things in our lives? Yes, let’s! In fact, I want to try to remember what He has given me more often then just occasionally. He has done so much in my life how can I forget to give Him thanks for those things. Here is what I am thankful for: My family and the time I get to spend with them Good health for my immediate family and myself Wonderful…
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Happy Faith-versary!
July 28th Not much I remember about this day except that I chose to give my life to you on that day. I said come into my life and let me know even more about who you are. The other thing that sticks out about this date, is that I had a fight with my mom. I am not proud of it and I’m going to guess, I was probably to blame. I can’t even remember what we fought about, but I remember after that I had made my way to my bedroom and was in tears on my bed. It was there and then that I said, Jesus I…
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Reflecting
Across the water I look and I see the sun reflecting upon the water. It is so beautiful, so refreshing, and rushes in calmness amongst my soul. I look deep within myself and wonder what it is that I am reflecting back to the world. Do they see you? Do they see kindness? Can they see my joy? What is it that everyone sees when they look at me? Maybe they judge me because they know that I love you. Could it be that they can’t see any of you when they look at me? I wonder how I am reflecting myself to the world. I look back upon how…