today i talked with a few girlfriends on our monthly conference call. i shared how hard mother’s day was, how i cried as mothers were asked to stand in church and children handed them flowers. i talked about the pain of not being a mother. one friend responded with, “You are a mother. Women who’ve…
life
consolidation
I just did something that’s been years in the making and surely a step in the right and proper direction. I consolidated almost all of my blogs. Almost all because a couple need to stay separate. But the other four didn’t need to be four. Yes, I’ve had 6 blogs. I’m winning in compartmentalization. Trust…
definitions
i’m in a pretty lengthy process of redefining how i live my life. i say it’s lengthy as a sort of precautionary measure. i want to give myself as much time as i need and i have no clue what that’ll be so “lengthy” seems a good choice. the first step i’ve taken with regard…
collide
and i will try to fix you(quickly insert rich transition music) tears stream…yeah, it’s quite the emotive song. i’d listen to it now were it not for the fact that i’d have to first search for it and secondly, essentially permit myself to bawl my eyes out. i want neither. and so i…
Psalm 23
Do we believe?
A Letter
At a periodic gathering that I’m part of, one of our latest activities was to write a letter to ourselves, stating what we’d like God to do in our lives. The facilitator for that activity, took our self-addressed envelopes, stamped them, and mailed them to us several days later. Mine came in the mail a…
Psalm 23 (a personalized account)
You, Lord, are my ShepherdI will not lack anythingYou make it possible for me to lie down in green pasturesYou lead me (what grace!) beside still watersYou restore my soulYou lead me in paths of righteousness for the sake of Your nameEven when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death (and not…