"How could your God let you go through this horrible tragedy in your life? Does He not love you?" My sister, a non-believer, said over the phone soon after my husband and I miscarried our second child a couple months ago. Though I had my share of difficulties in my life including abandonment and both physical and mental abuse, they were nothing compared to losing a child, so I understood what she meant and her frustration. Just few days before, a friend of mine told me a story of her friend who just lost a baby girl three hours after she was born due to a birth defect - having no ... Read the Post
The Lord Delights
Rebecca (my granddaughter) loves to sing and dance. She was anything but shy as she entertained the grandparents last Thanksgiving. Singing the ABC song, her eyes wandered across the room making sure all were watching her. Upon finishing everyone clapped – well, if they knew they were to do so. Unaware of the performer rules, I failed to follow them. Believe me it didn’t take her but a second to say, “Clap, Mamaw! Clap!” If only I had simply did as the others were doing: Clap, clap. “Good job, Rebecca.” Yesterday during my prayer time, I was worshipping the Lord with song. “I have come ... Read the Post
A Safe Dwelling
Sometimes, I struggle with irrational fears – What if my husband gets in a car accident on the way home today? Is my stomachache a tumor? Was that creaky noise in the living room a serial rapist? The enemy of my soul loves to agitate my mind. His delight is creating disruption and desolation. I know my Creator, God, is not the author of fear, so why do I give in to anxiety when my Father longs to fill me with His peace? I was reminded of this when I read an online news article about the aftermath in Haiti. Apparently, engineers have inspected several Haitian homes and declared them safe ... Read the Post
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
I have a little one growing inside of me. This tiny child has yet to feel sunshine on her face, the wind on her cheeks, or grass between her toes. She has yet to hear a church singing a song, a pastor preaching from the Word, or a good friend giving a word of encouragement. She has so many wonderful things to experience in this world, and so many sad things as well. She will have to watch as people speak out saying there is no God, she’ll see the results of terrorism, see people die in earthquakes and famines. She’ll see people living on the streets, homeless and out of work. And she’ll ... Read the Post
Pedaling Uphill
The other day the kids and I were driving in the car over a hill. To our left, we saw a man on a bicycle pedaling towards us. He was pedaling uphill. As we got closer though, I noticed that he was trying to hold a cigarette in one hand and a soda in the other hand as well as hold onto the bike and pedal. He was struggling. He was struggling to pedal up the hill and probably would have been struggling if he didn't include the other factors of a cigarette and a soda; but with those additions it was extremely hard for him. It made me think about how difficult some situations are in life. We ... Read the Post
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