Believe

My Sister, Cancer Survivor - - - - - - - - - ^ *“Because you have believed...” “Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour.” — Matthew 8:13 NLT  Because you have believed....those words are so important!  When …

Preparation

My Children May 30, 2021 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to him who led his people through the wilderness. His faithful love endures forever. He remembered us in our weakness. His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of heaven. His faithful …

Satisfied

Yesterday, my husband and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. I cooked him breakfast. He brought me roses and took me out for dinner. This may not seem momentous for our Pearl anniversary but considering the state of affairs in our country and in my own life, for us, it was the perfect celebration! The …

Come

tobyMac Break Open the Sky https://youtu.be/jrrTlKth8zI Calligraphy has been a hobby of mine since middle school where I learned the art during a study of colonial America. I’ve often copied the handwriting styles of others I’ve admired, but I’m not the perfectionist I am with many things. I simply enjoy it. I’ve addressed wedding invitations …

Unity

When my hair started to thin from chemotherapy and my makeup could no longer hide the dark circles under my eyes, it was hard for me to look in the mirror even long enough to brush my teeth. The lump and the scar on my right shoulder from the portacath showed glaringly in my mind’s …

Identity

When our older son wanted to go on his first international mission trip, we all needed to apply for passports. We gathered to submit the required documents, only to find out that when my handwritten birth certificate was entered electronically, two letters in my maiden name had been transposed. I offered my parents’ marriage license …

Invisible

When my youngest was in middle school, he played the double bass in orchestra. He grew five inches over summer, so he was given a 3/4 bass in place of his 1/2 size. The case was soft-side and only used when we traveled to concerts so it lived in the spare bedroom most of the …