I am officially an ‘older woman’. I attended a baby shower recently and realized I was old. I came bearing gifts but perhaps the greater value I have to offer is the gift of having been there and now seeing from afar some things I wish I’d had a better handle on when I was […]
He is the Rock; his work is perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; How just and upright he is! —And blessed is the one who is not offended by me. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all […]
I am fickle. The longer I live with myself the more I realize it. Adolescent mood swings gave way to mommy tantrums (I never thought I had anger issues and then came a husband and kids, even once a flying saucepan). Then once the kids were gone and you’d think peace might reign over the […]
You’ve no doubt had those moments–when harsh reality hits and the world stops spinning for just a bit, or for weeks and months… You didn’t see it coming, you had hoped and prayed it never would. But it is here and is not welcome. It could be a death, a crash, a conversation, a crisis. […]
“Will you lay aside the rags of sinful sadness you are clutching to yourself and bow to Jesus?” The words couldn’t have been more pointed. That very morning I had been convicted that my sad, anxious, doubting melancholy is out of keeping with my position as the sheep of a Good Shepherd. Yes, there will […]