Celebrating My Children
(Reposted from several years ago — Though November is National Adoption Awareness Month, I celebrate being their mother EVERY day!) “He settles the barren woman in her home and makes her a happy mother of children.” (Psalm 113:9) Today my eldest child graduated from a…
Beautiful In His Time
Today was the day. The day when one knows summer’s over, and it’s time to prepare for the coming cold. The season of flowers has ended, and the time for falling leaves has arrived. So I rolled up my sleeves and stepped out into sunshine,…
In the Post Office in Pajamas
I’d gone to the post office in pajamas that morning — at first hesitating, because… well, I was in pajamas. I had no idea that the woman there would need to talk. I just knew I wanted to mail a present to a friend first…
For Shalom
Perhaps her name was Salome; after all, the Samaritan Woman certainly had a name. I wonder about her. Did she wake up that morning aware that her life would be forever changed by a man she’d never met? Or like many mornings, I wonder if…
Not Silent
(Bill and I recently saw the movie GOSNELL — The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer. I wrote the following on May 13, 2013, when he was found guilty. I continue to desire to never stay silent when my voice can make a difference.) “I…
Thank you, Dear Dr. Chris!
(First posted on Facebook, after the recent death of our friend, Chris Lane.) I’d been waiting. Perhaps some of you have been wondering — because you’re so wonderful and have been so kind to pray for our puppy. But I’d been tentative to give another…
A Call to Beauty
Somehow she knew, that sweet Girl of mine. My heart has been heavy, with the sadness of our sick puppy and the loss of our one and a half month old calf, exactly one week ago today. We don’t know why he died, just found…
“Bless the Lord, O my soul!”
I needed to hear these words this morning. “Bless the Lord, O my soul! … You who laid the foundation of the earth, so that it should not be moved forever, You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above…
Divinity in Veterans
Today, Allie delivered three bouquets to sweet women at Autumn Care. One held a baby doll and struggled to find her words, but she had beautiful eyes behind her thick glasses. The others were asleep, so we were extra quiet upon entering their rooms. Their…
A 29 Year Reflection
Twenty-nine years ago today, the door of possibility was flung open wide and we walked through with faith. In that time, our faith has been tested, just as it is for all of those who choose to say, “I do” — knowing full well there…