Oct 30, 2015 | adventure, Bible, Faith, Family, Grief, Hope, Jesus, Joy, Life, love, Marriage, Parenthood, Rest, spiritual, storm, trust
I should have know this penny was special. As I drove to meet a friend for lunch, I couldn’t help but reflect on our life stories and how they had crossed paths at such a difficult time in both of our lives. My son was fighting brain cancer. Her son was fighting...
Jul 2, 2014 | Faith, Family, fear, Grief, Hope, Life, making hard decisions, mission trip, trust
We did a lot of traveling when I was a little girl. Trips from Oklahoma to Pennyslvania. Trips from Pennsylvania to Kentucky. Trips from Kentucky to Oklahoma. My sister and I shared the back seat like two small puppies in a cardboard box. We wrestled for space when we...
Jun 12, 2014 | Faith, fear, Grief, Jesus, Joy, storm, trust
Amy and I had planned to meet for several months. Our only communication had been through Facebook, but we had a bond that ran deep. A bond that doesn’t form from pretty things. One that comes from shared pain. Mutual heartache. Similar sorrow. We both walk the...
May 30, 2014 | Bible, Faith, Life, Meaning, trust
It’s always risky when I open up like this, but I have to be honest. It’s been a weird week for me. A week where I’ve felt somewhat like a spiritual spectator in empty stands. A week where I’ve felt a bit disconnected from God. A week where...
Apr 28, 2014 | Bible, Faith, Rest, spiritual, trust
Imagine an island covered with tiny huts or a forest filled with little cabins. As you move from one make-shift home to the next you discover that only one has a secure roof. All the rest give no protection from the sun, the rain, or the wind. Where would you...