“I have some bad news.” “We regret to inform you…” “someone else” “a different direction” I hate those words. Is there any good way to prepare for disappointment? When we’ve allowed our hearts to drink tentatively from the fragile glass of desire, those words cease the flow of that sweet nectar. What still seemed yesterday like at least a possibility,… Read More
I had routine blood tests run yesterday. This morning I received a phone call from my physician’s office informing me that I needed to schedule a follow-up appointment with the doctor to review the results. What? Immediately, I felt broken. I asked the receptionist if she could tell me which numbers were off. She did…and I felt even more broken. One of… Read More
I set my coffee mug down on the table in front of me and reached for my Bible. Finding the frayed brown ribbon that “marks the spot,” I located the place in Psalms where I had last finished reading. I fastened my eyes on Psalm 27 and forced the ancient words into focus. But halfway through the chapter I realized I… Read More
I felt overwhelmed by a storm that had been brewing for months. But I also just had a lot on my plate. Pressed hard between the hectic pace of trying to keep up and the weightiness of my burden, I did what I often do. I dug in deep and burrowed in. When life gets hard and relationships feel more like… Read More
I fell into a friendship pit. I don’t want you to do the same. You didn’t know there was such a thing? Read on… Not Just Comic Relief When I study Proverbs I have to remind myself that I’m not reading the biblical equivalent of Ann Landers. Perhaps you, too, have grinned at some of Solomon’s proverbs, brushing them off as comic relief in… Read More
I’m at my parents’ house in Georgia for a couple of weeks. I enjoy visiting my parents for so many reasons, but one of the quirkiest reasons I love being here is that I’m not in charge of much of anything. They have a dog, but I don’t have to feed her. They have a garden, but I don’t have to… Read More