Waiting In The Silence
I’m waiting in the silence once again. My last surgery was very difficult and long. My doctor doesn’t want me to talk until I see
Nearness
The last two months of my life have been way busier than normal. The activity has kept me distracted, but my busyness hits its apex
Transcendent
So, the consensus after consulting three different doctors is that the implant that was surgically placed next to my vocal cord moved; and probably within
The Middle Voice
We’ve just traveled out of state for a second opinion on my voice. I now have more choices to make. I thought I would have
Stubborn Buts
I’m a slow processer. Always have been. So, I’m not great at anything that needs a quick reaction, but once I finally get something, it
Good Friday
So…the surgery that I prepared for and processed for two years didn’t work. It took several weeks, but I’ve made my peace with it. Now,
Hope Against Hope
I think that somewhere in the course of my necessary processing and shedding of misaligned beliefs that I stopped hoping for the best. I didn’t
Parenting
Parenting is hard no matter how you do it, but to parent with Jesus first takes everything. There is a difference in raising a child
The Promise In The Dark
We, earthbound people, like new days. We like fresh starts. We like the excitement of them and the promise in them. We like to feel
The Boat and the water
My favorite professor in Bible college once reminded us that sometimes Jesus walked on water and sometimes He took a boat. So profound. Sometimes Jesus
The Lovely Scars
Last Monday found me yet again at Mayo, fourth floor surgery. I had Thyroplasty on my paralyzed vocal cord. This is my seventh procedure in
The Upward Swing
God’s ways are always good, but sometimes life throws us so many curve balls that our default is to duck or run at everything that
Surrender
Several Sundays ago in worship I heard an unmistakable voice. It was louder than a whisper, but only I could hear it. The message was
Spend Me
Our church has been mobile for 11 years. We never meant to be a mobile church. It just happened out of necessity. We never meant
Soar
My prayer for my children isn’t fame or fortune but that they’d know Jesus. All the wonderful things in this world and all the not
A Week
I just had a day that felt like it was a week long with an extended visit to the full rainbow of emotions. For 24
Circle Back
I’ve been circling around the idea of perfection again this week. I turn at the corner but keep doubling back down the same road. I
Planted not Lost
I took a carload of girls to the beach today. One of them lost their goggles. There one minute and gone the next. We combed
Awakened
Chris and I just took a visit to the historic city of Savannah. The artist I’ve most and longest admired was in concert there, so
Living Sacrifice
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God
Sunshine
There are parts of our stories that are only ours because they were first someone else’s that we love. I try to leave gaps in
Thankful
My first born walked the stage on Sunday and graduated high school. Today is my anniversary. I am feeling a bit sentimental. It’s got me
Egypt
I’ve never really thought of myself as one to look back and long for Egypt. I’ve pretty much always been headed forward; aimed toward the
Slow Fade
I spent almost a year on a pretty strict regimen to rebuild my immune system. I devoted a significant amount of money, time, and attention
Expect God
I’m still sorting out the results of this last surgery. It will take time. Deep work can stress the body. I’ve found that one can