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 …

River

The sunrise was soft this morning, providing a gentle light that didn't hurt the eyes as one drove toward the east. I generally take the road that allows my car to move in curvy swervey patterns since it follows the shoreline of the river. It's a peaceful commute that changes visually with every season and …

Flaws…

It does not happen all the time, but sometimes a person can love someone else so much, that the natural tendency to notice and be annoyed by flaws is outweighed by the strong affection residing deep inside. We all notice flaws in people that we care about. But when people love one another, With the …

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 …

To The Man Who Loved Me To Christ

To the man who spoke to me about Jesus when I was so skeptical. The man who told me to read the book of John first. The man who sent me the handwritten letter  witnessing to me. The man who was standing behind me, whose face I saw when I stood up from the altar …

Weakness? Or Strength?

Surrendering. Needing. Succumbing. It appears from time to time, in observing behavior patterns, that some men think doing those things makes them weak. To acknowledge that they need their woman, To yield, or fall under that spell of hers, Is to be "whipped" - they say. But I'm not talking about a man being beaten …

Rise up and Walk

It is hard not to adore the first someone who treats you like the valuable thing that you actually are. The one who sees you sitting on the floor and lowers their own body to the ground so they can speak to you eye to eye. As equals. It is easy to gaze at them …

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«  …

Faded Beauty Is Still Beautiful

I sat here tonight, next to these flowers, and lamented their fading and wilting. I reached for my camera and began preserving the beauty before it ALL faded away. As camera clicked, many thoughts impressed themselves upon me. I was photographing age with youth. Faded petals nestled within vibrant white, each contributing to the other's …