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The change…Part 3
A few weeks ago I started sharing a portion of my story. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. I first got sick the night of Friday, September 19th and went into the hospital on Wednesday, September 24th and went home on Saturday,...
Excited for a change…part 2
This is part two of a portion of my story. You can read part one here. I was sure that at some point I would get assigned another program, but it wasn't happening any too quickly. In mid-September we were going out of town for a...
When I was so excited about a new challenge…
As summer ended and mid-August arrived, I returned to my academic year job at a local college, I was excited. The new semester had the potential to be the best one yet. The least favorite part of my job was being given to someone else...in...
Is there peace in death? Comfort in dying?
He hung up the phone, walked into the kitchen where I was making a pot of chicken soup, looked me in the eye and said, "I have to go to Virginia this weekend." He had just been talking with his dad and his mother isn't doing well. The fluid is...
Obedience + Waiting = Peace…not a bad equation
I have been praying about my writing. About what I should do with this space. I have been so empty for what seems like forever and even though I have wanted to quit and walk away, I could not get a clear sense that leaving...walking away...
Where do the steps lead?
See the steps in this photograph? I took this picture from the car while sitting at a stoplight in Pittsburgh more than a year ago. I don't know if the steps lead to another sidewalk or directly to a house. To find out exactly where...
When doing something nice took way tooo long!
I was reading Michelle DeRusha's post this morning and it brought back memories of last year. I decided to share this post again.... I Did you read this post by Michelle where she talked about doing small things with great love during...
The battle isn’t mine in the first place…
He said, "Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid! Don't be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God's." 2 Chronicles 20:15 It is...
for your Sunday…
When we don't understand. He does. When we can't see the reason. He does. When we feel like we don't measure up. He does. May we find peace in knowing that we don't have to see the whole picture. May we find comfort in...
Some of my favorite things…
"What we do with what we have." Well, I feel like I haven't had much lately. Not much energy. Not much wisdom for this online space. I continue to have headaches. Although they are less frequent, it seems when...
When it seems like it just doesn’t make sense…
Recently I had a conversation with some friends. He'd been involved in an unfortunate incident and had injured himself and required medical attention...and the incident was a bit embarrassing. As we chatted, I told him "God...
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