It was a lemon bar. Nothing of great importance. The only thing that mattered was that it was taken without permission. We have a pretty common saying in our house, “If it’s not yours, don’t touch it.” She forgot. It’s crazy how the things I think are a big deal, often fly right over my…
Have you ever asked yourself, “Does God love some more than others?” After all, some people seem to get everything they want and others seem to struggle along. Some people seem to have confidence in God’s love, others just wonder. For me, of course, the question turns toward infertility and loss. Does God love the woman who…
She was infertile, like me. Yet, somehow, someway, God opened her womb and she bore children. But then they said no more. Impossible. The last baby, he wasn’t suppose to be. The doctors said no, so we feared something was wrong, but it wasn’t cancer or questions, it was another son. When we got the call,…
There are days when we are forced to carry burdens that are larger than our strength. I know. I still remember the day when we learned that the child we planned on adopting was no longer available to us. I was so broken, so lost, so confused. We had loved her, and shared smiles with…
We’re driving to church yesterday and my husband says, “I feel like I’m frayed at the edges, and any second I could unravel.” I’m wiping away tears as I nod. Yes, this is life. You walk and follow and sometimes God leads down some pretty dark and wandering roads. But then we’re at church, so…
There are days when nothing you’ve ever learned in the past can tell you what to do in the moment. It’s like you’re facing a new road, blindfolded. When I was eighteen, my grandparents planned to move to Florida to live with my parents. They always came down, usually for a month or so, and…
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