Growing up I wished my life away. I couldn’t wait to get in middle school. I couldn’t wait for High School. I couldn’t wait for college. And my mom would continually say, “You are wishing your life away!” But I just. couldn’t. wait. Somewhere after college the waits became more difficult. I had to wait to get married. I had… Read More
Archives for July 2013
{podcast 023} 4 steps to better hear from god.
Are you longing for a word from God? Maybe you’re needing a specific answer or clarification, but it seems the noise of the American world is all your ears are tuned in to. I’ve been there. It’s actually a frustrating place to be. You feel like you are drowning while waiting on God to speak and bring life-saving peace. It… Read More
wake up and see the need in the mad, mad, mad world.
There are days I just need to write to process. It’s as if the thoughts twirling inside my head are going at such a speed it is taking my breath away. And friend, today is one of those days! There’s a voice inside me screaming “Let’s crawl back to the comfort zone and avoid this mad world.” But I know… Read More
the homeless, liberty and me.
For years I had heard the stories of Liberty…beautiful in high school; soon pregnant, married, divorced; into drugs, overdose of bad meth and at death’s door. Stories were told of this young woman-just a year or two older than one of my daughters-walking naked down the middle of the street or just wandering like a lost and wounded bird flapping… Read More
an anonymous letter to “her.”
Dear “Her” Although I can’t quite bring myself to write “Dear Other Woman”, I do want to tell you from the start that this is primarily a letter of gratitude. I know, I know, you don’t believe me, but hear me out and you’ll see that this letter is a list of thankfulness. A thank-you note is required. When I… Read More
{podcast 021} will you get bitter or better.
Nobody likes rejection. Nobody! Not you and not I. Have you ever thought about how you handle rejection? Or has there been a rejection in your past that is still taunting your soul to this day? We’ve all experienced rejection. And while it is a common occurrence, it leaves us feeling anything but ordinary. We feel hurt and wounded. Listen… Read More