The past year has been quite a struggle in many ways, and I’d like to say I’ve learned a lot in the process. Truthfully, it’s probably too soon to tell. Between working from home full-time, dealing with the stress of the pandemic, processing my anxiety and past trauma in therapy, and ensuring the stock of…
If you stay in church long enough, you’re going to experience conflict. You may be disillusioned by a particular denomination. A pastor might disappoint you. Decisions by church leaders will cause discord. Another church member will disturb you. It’s bound to happen, because the group of believers the Bible calls the “body of Christ” is…
Cleaning out closets is not a chore I particularly love, but I do love the feeling I get when the chore is done. The purging of all the useless junk that has been taking up space feels good. It feels like a burden has been lifted. Old clothes, items not needed anymore, random papers and…
I had a big decision to make. The pros and cons cycled through my mind as I drove down the windy roads. As music playing in the background, over and over I asked God to give me an answer to the unrelenting question. Tears threatened to spill as I cried out for his guidance. I…
It was nearing the end of the school year for my older children. Every afternoon, as I heard the brakes of the yellow school bus screech on the street outside, I pause to watch my children file through the front door, dropping book bags and throwing off sneakers on their way into the house. I…
Praise to the Lord the Almighty, the King of creation! Oh, my soul, praise Him for He is thy health and salvation. All ye who hear now to His temple draw near. Join me in glad adoration. ~Excerpt from Praise to the Lord, hymn by Joachim Neander This hymn has long been a favorite of…