It seems as though my last post hit a cord with many of you … so it turns out we’re not alone in our loneliness after all. Kinda helps, doesn’t it? When someone comes up along side of you and says “Me Too”? Don’t be afraid to speak up, post a comment and participate in the discussion. That’s what this… Read More

In three days I will pack up my car and head out to Pine Cove for our church’s Women’s Retreat. After months of planning, I can’t believe the weekend is finally here. I keep forgetting that I actually get to go too. Boy – oh – boy … do I need it! This weekend, in my last minute preparations, I… Read More

Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Psalm 95:6-7It’s been a long time since I’ve bent low – knees on the carpet and face to the floor. My short-lived morning routine of submission has… Read More

I woke up this morning with my flesh screaming. I was grumpy – I knew it – and I didn’t care. I was in the mood to wallow – to stew and spat for no good reason at all. I’d like to say I was having a bad day, but the only thing bad in my day was me. When… Read More

The other day I was bombarded – beat down by the lines that played tirelessly in my head. They were lies and I knew it, but the tears came just the same. In no time at all I felt unraveled, and it made me mad. I was in church, of all places. I was in church, and I felt trapped… Read More

Yesterday I sat on my couch and listened to five children at play. They played and I sat, exhausted. A day can do that to a mom. In their game of house, one of the girls pretended to be the mom and I wondered if she was tired too. Was she worn out by the daily routine like me? Today… Read More