It’s easy to forget what you’ve asked for in prayer. The little things that didn’t need an answer before you could move on, the questions about life that work themselves out as you go. Sometimes God surprises me with answers though, with the understanding my heart cried out for but my head didn’t require. Sometimes it’s the little things that show how deeply you are loved and cared for by our big, big […]
I’ve been empty of words to share. I suppose I’m still in shock over the tragedy at UCC. I’ve been wanting to write something healing, but at the same time, I want to hide from the outside world. You can’t heal and hide at the same time. Hiding is stagnant. Healing requires action. When your body is broken, you go through painful physical therapy to get stronger. When your heart and soul are crushed […]
In Junior High English class something started to click for me. It was the first time I was able to write about what I thought and felt. Whether it was the first time I was asked or just the first time I was able to process my inner being onto paper I’m not sure, but it grabbed me and never let go. Since then, praying and writing nearly always coincide, when I am praying my fingers […]
I’ve been trying to figure out where I belong. It keeps coming up in prayer, in the subtext of conversation, in dreams. It seems to be something we all struggle with. As I’ve prayed on this, and others have prayed with me, God has begun to teach me. He started, as it seems He usually does, at home. The phrase God gave me that’s been running through my mind […]
