Escaping

As promised in last post, I immediately secured a front door lock to prevent three-year-old Eli from untimely exits. It lasted until he saw it. ‘”I don’t want that here”. He removed it with his deft little fingers and handed it to me. After two...

When God Says “Yes”

Joy and gratitude explode simultaneously! Every praise chorus, hymn of thanksgiving and scripture of blessing join their hands and race through my mind. Sometimes it is in response to a loved one’s healing, or an affirmation of direction, a long sought...

Breaking Chains

Romans 6:14 states For sin shall not be your master because you are not under law but under grace. My master is who/what controls me. If it is not our Lord in control, then it is sin in control. Sin wears many faces. Fear/anxiety – Most of us have normal human...

Remember

Remember A word that invokes passion. Remember 911. Remember injustice. And the panic of I don’t remember. It is a word that invokes poignancy. Remember high school. Remember your first car. Sometimes we need to work at remembering. Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust...

Shield Maiden

I was a shield maiden. (Yes, I watched Vikings even though I closed my eyes during the violence which means they were closed a LOT.) When Ty was a little fellow, we were very conservative in what and how much TV he viewed.  The criticism and belittling from...

The Bard and the Bible

Bob Hostetler, in his fascinating Shakespeare Devotional, The Bard and The Bible, poses a question which refuses to leave me in peace. (Thanks, Bob.) If you were about to draw your last breath on earth how would you complete this sentence? “I wish I had served my God...