Recently our family spent a week at the beach and my husband and I arose early on our first morning to go on a walk/run along the ocean’s shore. My husband’s a runner and I’m a walker so he typically runs ahead of me, turns around and catches up with … Read More >>
I’ll never forget the first time I saw her.
We walked into the church for the first time and you simply couldn’t miss her. Imagine a toothless, African American woman worshiping the Lord. That day, as always, she was on the front row worshiping…but not your “normal,” hands raised worshiping. … Read More >>
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anaïs Nin
The chrysanthemums that began to sprout last spring were just starting to reveal small buds that held the promise of a bright new bloom … Read More >>
“Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my cry for mercy.
In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me. ”
Psalm 86:6-7 (NIV)
I prayed myself out of bed. I’d existed on prayer for the past two years. A broken foot only … Read More >>
Growing up, our street looped in a half mile block. In the summer, we played with the other kids on our street. But once school started, there was a clear division between the Catholics and the Protestants. Ninety percent of the neighborhood went to Catholic school. The rest attended public … Read More >>
