This years holy week coincides with a very special day for me. Today, exactly 7 years ago, my husband and I went on our first date. So much had led up to this day. Years of admiration and affection, buried deep and left unspoken, finally given the room to breathe, to grow, to be known, …
Cancer of the Heart.
“If only we wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.” — CHARLES DE MONTESQUIEU A couple months ago, I posted a poll on Instagram asking my followers the question- “If you could, …
Remember to Surrender.
This year has started out a lot differently than I expected.A lot less skiing.A lot more kleenex. Allow me to explain… In the first week of January, I lost my Grandfather. And the following week, I came down with a severe cold turned sinus infection that I am still not fully recovered from. For most …
Watching and Waiting.
“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour of the Son of Man’s coming.” -Matthew 25:13 I’ll never forget the first time my sister Bekah came home from college. Her flight landed late at night and the airport was over an hour away from our house so my parents went …
Be Kind to Yourself.
Have you ever been so weak, so burdened, so overwhelmed- that you almost feel frozen by your own emotions? Frozen as in hindered, constrained, restricted, inept.Incapable of high performance, or any performance, on constant alert and yet unable to react, worried, stressed, on edge, distracted…. It takes all your strength just to get out of …