A Gift To Me

A Gift To Me

I was standing on the edge of a big decision and I wasn’t sure if I was brave enough to jump off.  I deeply wanted to go to Taiwan and celebrate with the Church there but I was also terrified of the risk.  I was completely torn. I had just spent two...
Trust

Trust

“Do you deal with anxiety?”  The nurse asked me sharply. Did I hear a hint of judgement in her voice? I looked at her through half closed drugged eyes.  “Yes.” was all I could say. I turned and looked out the window.   My blood pressure was rapidly...
On Closets and Simplicity

On Closets and Simplicity

 A few months ago,  I cleaned out my entrance way closet.  It was so cluttered and so messy, I couldn’t fit my coats in there anymore.  I couldn’t shut the door and I was always mortified when company needed to get in there. When I...
Butterfly Wings

Butterfly Wings

My nine year old son said it and it gripped me.  I couldn’t let it go. He came home from the school the other day with a gift that he had made for Mother’s Day.  It was a really sweet gift. It was a small canvas painted orange because it is my favorite...
Be Brave

Be Brave

There was a woman in the Bible.  She was terrified.   She was filled with shame and remorse.  But still she found herself being brave.   You could feel the pulse of the unspoken terror as she faltered into the room full of judgmental...