News reports of attacks, death, battles, wars, and the absolute horror of the evil of man against man seems devastating and the mind wants to just shut down. There seems to be no end to the tragedies of life. Bar the windows, lock the doors, keep out anyone and everyone, … Continue reading →
Years ago, the company where my husband worked outsourced his facility and he was laid off. For 448 long, long, long days he searched for new employment. When work finally came, we gathered up two weeks’ worth of clothes, my laptop, our dog, and headed north to Idaho. Ten months … Continue reading →
You, the one with the hurting heart, who doesn’t want to move forward, who doesn’t want to risk loving again. Oh friend, it’s worth the risk, the hurt, the pain. Though you feel like the walking dead, it’s worth keeping your zombie heart beating. Jesus is for you, loves you, … Continue reading →
Out of left field a thought came and blindsided my emotions. Words said by someone in the past replayed in my mind entangling me in a web of anger and hurt. Fortunately, I realized I have a choice. I could think about, whine about, and get mad about what they … Continue reading →
A friend of mine has problems with the church. Growing up in church, Chris felt ostracized and excluded by other Christian kids. Because Chris didn’t conform exactly to how other kids in the youth group acted and didn’t listen to the “proper” Christian music, Chris was shunned. Chris loves Jesus, … Continue reading →
My friend, downcast and broken, really didn’t want to live. They wondered, what was the purpose in working hard when there wasn’t any reward? What was the purpose in living a good life when everything around them was so bad? The world was imploding, people offended and exploding in anger. … Continue reading →
Anyone else have a hard time living in the present? Is it just me? Good grief, the past keeps trying to creep into today and future concerns try to keep me wrapped up in the worries of tomorrow. The past and future squeezes me out of today which keeps me … Continue reading →
