I remember when your heart thought it couldn’t go on. How you cried to me in the night when there was no one there but Me. How you were so broken and your pain was so great and you thought you might break right in two. I remember the circumstances of your failure. How you […]
Archives for July 2013
For if You’re Rushed and Need to Slow Down Time
So many moments I spend speeding through the now, racing to get to the next thing for fear I’ll never arrive there. I spin myself in circles trying to check the boxes off my list, only to get dizzy and confused about where I’m even going. Before I know it, the day is gone. Dinner’s […]
When You Wonder if You’ll Still Belong — When the Truth is Finally Told
It is five years after I remarry when I finally begin to make friends–when I start new. Because after the affair and the divorce and the loss of all I know, I have no other choice but to start again. We attend couple’s bible study every Tuesday for three years with the same five couples, […]
When What You Know Can Save a Life :: The Romans Project {Week 2}
I’m the nurse in charge of the floor, when another nurse calls me to come. And when I get there, the patient is bleeding. A lot. We keep weighing the saturated chux as we urgently call for more help. But the bleeding won’t stop no matter what we do. We start a second IV, give […]
When God Gives Suffering :: {How to Suffer Well}
I started a new exercise program last week. It’s called Insanity and now I know why … it is insane! I’m sore in places I never knew existed, which serves me right since I’ve pretty much been taking an “exercise vacation” since running my half-marathon last October. Yes, it’s true. Me and exercise … we […]
A Beautiful 2nd Blog-iversary!
Exactly two years ago today, with a lot of hope and excitement, I hit publish for the first time. I welcomed you, told you about me and my family, and hoped we could connect in this place. Because I’m a communicator, a connector, and a relator. And to be honest, the love of writing did […]
When You Need to Know YOU Are Free
Happy fourth of July! A family day with parties, barbecues, and parades. Where music plays, children clap, and people dress in red, white, and blue as far as the eyes can see. I’m over at Hope for the Weary Mom, writing a letter of hope and freedom to weary mamas this 4th of July. On […]