Long before mercy really found me, I didn’t realize I should be the one giving it—that I should be granting grace and undeserved favor, especially in my marriage. It never occurred to me that I’d need to, because honestly … I didn’t think marriage would be that hard. From a young age I watched my […]
When Mercy Found Me {Day 3} A Mercy that Was All New
I was sure I understood the mercy of God years before I actually did. Life was simple growing up in a Christian home … on a walnut orchard down the end of a dirt lane. And the pace of life in my rural crop-filled San-Joaquin-Valley town was slow and steady. My mom made sure our life was […]
When Mercy Found Me {Day 2} Time in the Mud
That Easter Sunday, 1999, I was deep in the mud and in need of mercy–covered with grit and grime and stained with the pain of my choices. Over two and a half years before, even while knowing I was wrong, I had chosen to jump right into the mud—mud that was thick and gooey, complicated […]
When Mercy Found Me {Day 1} The Beginning
I don’t remember the exact moment mercy found me. It was more of a process over time, but I know when it all began. It was Easter Sunday, 1999. And I was a mess. As I crawled out of bed, my feet touched the cold wood floor, and I knew the next time I crawled back […]
For When You Dream of a Community of Mercy and Grace
I’m still full of wonder at the mercy of our God—the fact that I don’t receive the punishment I do deserve, but instead am given grace—the gift of His unending and extravagant love I don’t deserve. I wonder what it would be like for every heart to be found by His mercy and transformed by […]
Hope For When You’re Empty {Unglued Finale}
We drove halfway up the mountain in an argument and it didn’t get much better once we arrived. I can’t even remember what it was about. But most likely it was precipitated by a lack of time together lately, the stresses of finances, and the myriad of responsibilities on both of our shoulders. When we […]
Give Thanks to the Lord for He is Good
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. He. is. good. Do you believe He is? Even through the job loss The cancer fight The care of an aging parent Or the care of a special needs child? Do you believe He is good? Even through the loneliness and despair of isolation The tension […]
For You to Know His Mercy {A Brand New Place!}
My heart beats fast as I write, groping for just the right words to welcome you to this new place … this beautiful light-filled mercy-space … the one I’ve dreamed of for so long. The place where I have the chance to meet with you–the privilege to invite you in, with the hope that even amidst […]
Change… A New Thing
Change is exciting but sometimes scary too–full of wonder and mystery at the same time. And there are new things ahead for Mercy Found Me. New paths with bends and curves. A new journey with adventure. A trip with new skies and different vantage points. It’s time to sow and plant new words, time to till and tend new […]
For When You Long for the Quiet
The corn stalks are quiet and salute the setting sun as I walk the powdery dirt path I knew as a child. There’s always something about returning home that calms me, and I’m quiet and take it all in. The birds fly overhead and the sunflowers stand tall. The bees work hard to gather water from the […]
