A submission for the Obsessive Writing Challenge — SIN: The weight of it all. The heaviness. The guilt. The consequences. Unavoidable and yet–undeniable. Sin. We step into the shallow water only to drown in its depths. And yet.
The benefits of walking: improves circulation, sleep and even your mood. We all know that walking is good for a long list of physical benefits, but there is more. Perspective. Walking down the corridors of a hospital, for example. Or a nursing home. No one wants to be in a hospital, unless it’s to deliver…
It’s amazing, really. We take this word, “love”, and we define it in so many ways. There are love languages and love stories and love ballads. It has got to be one of the most talked about words in the English vocabulary. And we still don’t fully grasp it’s meaning. I heard this song on…
No, really. We have a well. And it’s dry. Again. This has been a particularly dry year for us and while having a well seems almost… romantic. Almost. I can assure you that running out of water doesn’t come close to making the “Top Ten Ways to Romance Your Wife”. Wishing my husband would “woo”…
Prayer is simple, really. We are the ones who over-complicate it. We assume that we have to get it just right, or that God is more concerned about our vocabulary than He is our heart. Prayer can be words spoken–but they might just be thoughts that are formed and directed at God. My prayer life was…
It is an inevitable inevitability. Change. Not always easy. Not always welcome. But definitely in.ev.it.a.ble. The cycle of life has a way of reminding us that even though change can be very difficult, it is, in reality, the most natural thing of all. It is one thing that we can always count on: Change will happen. As…
Though not often spoken, it is a common question in the back recesses of the human mind. “Can God forgive that?” “Can He forgive me?” He knows what I’ve done. He knows my mistakes. My rebellion. He set up clear perimeters and gave us specific instructions, But we disobey. Like a child, when we deliberately…
I like routine. But life happens. And life is seldom routine. No matter what stage of life you find yourself in, there is always a need for balance. Some days I just feel like I am shuffling neglect. Choosing one thing over another means that something is put on hold–hopefully not to the detriment of…
What if our perspective suddenly changed and those things that we thought were so important suddenly took a back seat, and your life slowed to a crawl. There would be time. Time to remember. To reflect. To pray.
No, I am not getting younger like Benjamin Button. I am definitely getting older, but the child in me still returns when I am around my parents. Please tell me that I’m not alone… I am blessed: I have two parents who love me. I was taught about the one true God who loves me…
It’s something we never tire of–catching a glimpse a white-tailed deer. These amazing creatures are gentle and graceful. They are incredibly in tune with their surroundings and always cautious when they are in an exposed area. (Until the rut, when their focus is skewered by their desire for a mate!) Seeing deer out in the…
This is a confession. Seems I’ve been doing this a lot lately, and the truth is, it is freeing. I know that I am not alone on this one because I see it all over the internet and even on people’s faces. Fear. The eclipse. Hurricanes of historic proportions. The wildfires in the west. The…
When I was little, I remember praying and asking God to let me live long enough to know what it was like to be a wife and a mom. Some would say I didn’t dream very big. Yet there are others who know exactly what was in that little girl’s heart. The desire to love…
Did you know the Bible talks about style? I learned a long time ago that dressing up on the outside might make me feel valuable, but the truth is, you and I both know that is not what determines beauty. We all have seen beautiful people who exhibit ugly behavior. We have also seen many…
“The Path of Totality”… There’s just something about that phrase that sounds astronomical, doesn’t it? It fits the event so well–in both senses of the word, and it sounds like something from a futuristic movie. Only it happened in 2017. We didn’t even realize it until days before the solar eclipse, but our property was…
