We are ALL safe in His arms. Continue Reading
Accepting God’s Limitless Love
(LONGER than usual post. First shared this article on Ungrind.org in January 2008) Dating John was an adventure. He sang Elvis' Love Me Tender to me in restaurants. He pulled me to the nightclub dance floor when no one else was dancing. Once we met at a steak house and pretended we were on a blind date. We role-played the entire meal and the Continue Reading
A Prayer for Children
Lord God, thank You for children. They are a gift from You. Children are created in Your image. They see life through a lens of childlike faith. They believe easy. Children can teach us much if we just look and listen to them as they go about their day. They live in the moment. They laugh. They are forgetful. They don't worry like adults do. They Continue Reading
How You Live Matters
This is something my grandma made. I don't remember if I got this before or after she died, but either way, these words are a treasure. I thank God for my grandmother's hands that stitched this. She believed in Jesus. She prayed for her children and grandchildren. Even though she never had earthly riches, she had heavenly riches. She knew her Continue Reading
Shame Destroys Self Image
As I'm processing the shame I've dealt with much of my life, I see how much shame has affected my self image. Just like an anorexic sees herself as fat when she is bone thin, I looked in my mirror and never measured up. It didn't matter how many people complimented me. I didn't believe them. I wasn't good enough. Perfection (or better yet, Continue Reading
God is Able
(pic, mine: page of a book, such truth) Continue Reading