Craven Fear and Compliance

For how long will you allow your rights to be disregarded?

Maybe, Just Maybe

I marvel as he continues to draw me even still, and it causes the flickers of hope to ignite within me that maybe,

My Pastor Said, “Timing”.

No matter how Broken You Are, No matter how low you feel, No matter how blind you are, I promise The God of Heaven sees you. On the way home I was thinking about when the disciples asked Jesus why a certain man was blind. It was on my mind because of a conversation I …

Root Them Out

Today's thoughts.  I face painted a twin boy, once, whose twin had died. He was four or five. His mother told me in whispers that the brother died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head. His father in prison. He hit the child too hard in anger. It is difficult to convey …

You Have Not Lived….

Until you've heard the words, "Mommmmm! Josiah put hair removal creme all over his hair!". Yes. You read that correctly. My ten year old son rubbed, not one, but two applications of hair removal creme into his beautiful sandy brown hair. When his sister got married, she and her bridesmaids were primping and beautifying every …

Helen and I.

Helen Keller.A bright child; she had learned to talk a bit before she grew ill with a ruthless fever that plunged her into darkness, isolating her from parents that loved and adored her.There was no way to reach her or alleviate her suffering.I cannot imagine what it must have been like to adjust to »nothing«  …

Leadership

There were times, I am sure, when Fletcher Christian regretted his decision. Captain Bligh must have made things so miserable, that Christian felt he had no other recourse. He is remembered and quoted as saying, "I am in hell. I am in hell."  on that mutinous night. The diverse outcomes were ruinous for many. It …

Of Whom The World Was Not Worthy

Tonight. It is tonight! This is the day I meet the Man and Woman who started the school in Uganda, beneath a tree. My heart is already tender. I already know I will cry. I will meet, and hug, and touch people who have used their American "plenty" to benefit others far, far away.  The …

Emptying Our Own Baggage

The first time I saw this picture, a while ago, I thought of a committed boyfriend/girlfriend  who "loved you enough", and "Oh, how sweet...", But not so anymore. Now I think two things. One. Sometimes you do need help unpacking, because the item you think is normal and belongs in that psyche of yours, is …

– Solitude and The Least of These –

I chose solitude today, for Thanksgiving. My daughter, is in Florida at school. She spent the day working in a soup kitchen with her peers, so I am not worried for her, knowing that ministering to others has not only distracted her from missing us here at home, but has also enriched her character. My …