joy

It has been too long since I sat down and wrote here. I’ve been somewhere on the crazy spectrum of busy since the end of May and things have slipped. Lots of things…especially the blog God called me to write. I could certainly blame the oversight on the crazy things going on around me. But…

Her eyes glistened slightly as her shoulders tightened. She sighed and blurted out, “Mom, I left my water bottle in my backpack and now there is a big mess.” My heart sank. I envisioned a huge puddle of water in the closet ruining the dark maple stained hardwood floor. “What do you mean big?” I…

The joy of Christmas comes wrapped in ordinary. How often do we look for joy in the extraordinary when it is the ordinary God uses to wrap true joy? Jesus a babe wrapped in ordinary clothes, placed in an ordinary feed trough. Immanuel, God with us, wrapped in flesh, made from dust. Yet often we…

The air around her smells new, clean, fresh from heaven. Her head wobbles as her eyes take in everything. Every moment is a mystery to her. She notices her foot and pulls it to her mouth. Her eyes sparkle in wonder and my heart opens in joy and wonder. She is precious. The years fly…

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Have you ever had a dream that didn’t turn out the way you imagined? {I hope this isn’t just me} You dream of being married, contentment, love, romance…But marriage is hard work…choosing love despite feeling it. You dream of being  a sports super-star…But practice, injury, and team politics make the reality of the dream a…

A pink faux wool coat lays discarded on the floor. {In 100-plus degree heat the question remains why was it removed from the closet at all?} A battalion of green plastic army men surround the pink coat as if it is their next conquest. Pillows from the couches lay helter-skelter while a trail of books…

William Wilberforce. He is one man I desperately want to look up when I get to heaven. Why? At age 26 Wilberforce met Jesus. He never got over his first love. He fought as a politician for those who had no voice. He argued for fair wages for the poor in England. He fought for…

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