I took a little step away, which I do when life gets busy, but this time it was simply because I was, and continue to be, overwhelmed. I often use this blog to process the things and yet this time I have been processing them to myself and with the actual people in my life… Continue reading Be held
Tag: brokenness
In the quiet
It's funny. I guess I'm ending this day a lot like it began. My heart is overwhelmed and so I stop and sit in the quiet. Tuesday mornings twice a month I have a women's bible study. I set up coffee and such and so I come early. This morning, thanks to the blessing of… Continue reading In the quiet
Broken isn’t pretty but it’s ok
I think I've shared this picture before. I was going to look, but this theme is on my mind tonight. That's how I blog, if you're curious. Something is heavily on my mind and forms into a full idea and I feel compelled to share it here. Today I've thought a lot about brokenness. I… Continue reading Broken isn’t pretty but it’s ok
New every morning
This morning I woke up with joy. I know that sounds weird because you know what I've been walking, and it was the opposite of joy. But this morning I think I finally know what it means when Annie spoke and said, "you can never feel the fullness of joy until you feel the depths… Continue reading New every morning
The limp and the blessing
I like the above quote, "it is well with my soul even when it isn't well with my circumstances." And, I'd like to sit here and tell you I'm living that quote, but I'm not. It hasn't been well with my soul since about Tuesday, and it got so much less well (is that even… Continue reading The limp and the blessing
Perspective
Things change you. Loss is something that shapes you forever. You never get over it; you just learn to live with it, the scar that's always on your heart. Part of me always wondered how my dad died in a hospital. How did they let him die? I guess in my 5 year old brain,… Continue reading Perspective
One of those days
This will not be a long post full of inspiration, but I share my struggles as well as my victories so that you know I am so very much human. I have hope every year to escape October without being touched my it. I thought I was gonna get away this year. But today it… Continue reading One of those days
