Enough

After church the other day, I was talking with a friend about a particularly stressful and anxiety-inducing situation she is dealing with right now. She is waiting on a decision to be made – by someone else – that will affect her life in real ways every...

Letting Go And Moving On

I try not to do this very often, but it’s been pressed on my heart that I need to re-publish this post from about a year and a half ago.  If this is for you (or you think you know who it IS for), I pray it’s a blessing. _______________________________...

Days Like This

It’s one of those days. One of those days when “need to” clashes violently with “don’t feel like it,” and “want to” is not at all the same as “have to.”  When my spirit feels weighed down and lethargic.  When...

To Show Our Love

I didn’t know what to think about it then, and I’m not sure what to think about it now. He sat on the sidewalk outside the store, the narrow awning doing little to shield him from the misty rain. A half-burnt cigarette dangled from his dirty fingers; a...

In Focus

On the radio this morning I heard a story about a new camera going on the market. It clips onto your lapel or shirt or purse or whatever, and automatically takes a picture every 30 seconds for two solid days. That’s 4,000 snapshots of your life captured on film,...