On Tuesday we learned the most devastating news that my husband’s closest friend took his own life. I credit this man for standing by Tim during a season when I felt our marriage was at its weakest. He supported Tim. He loved Tim well. Most of all, he was a safe place where Tim could […]
Dear Tired Mom
This week’s Five Minute Friday prompt suits exactly what I wanted to write about anyways, “Mom.” Here is my 5 minutes of writing with little to no edits (so hard, by the way). First, I want to say I know Mother’s Day is a tough day for many people for so many reasons. I want […]
The Winter is Past. Life is Everywhere. ...
Two weeks ago at Festival of Faith and Writing I was able to get together with Kate Motaung and many other online friends at Festival of Faith and Writing. We all had one thing in common: Five Minute Friday. Each of us had written alongside this five minute writing community on our blogs or in personal journals […]
How Jesus Heals my Depression
Depression has been my constant companion since I was 16 years old. It has oppressed me with its hopelessness, its despair, its sense of futility, anger, and deceit. Yes, deceit. Depression lies to me. Depression tells me there is no life for me. Depression tells me there will be no moment better than this. Depression […]
Here on “The Other Side of the World” ::
It is Friday, which means it is time for Five Minute Friday, a time for writers to virtually gather together, write hard for five minutes and then stop. We are here to learn and grow as writers, as people, as friends. Please join us! This week, Kate’s word for us all is “World.” Ready? GO […]
I’m Giving Up the Normal Life
Jennifer Garner is my new hero. On the Ellen show, she faced rumors concerning her “baby bump” with confidence, poise, and style. Smiling triumphantly, she said, I do [have a bump]… I am not pregnant. I have had three kids and there is a bump. From now on ladies I will have a bump. And […]
You Did Not Kill Jesus
Day 2 of 31 Days of Connecting We are in church, worshiping, in awe and adoration of the Love God has for us when suddenly that line is there. There on the screen. And the condemnation and shame I felt as a Christian child, teenager, and young adult squeezes my throat, condemns my heart. “Ashamed I […]
I Kissed His Hand Goodbye
I loved school as a kid. The line from You’ve Got Mail about a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils gets me every time. I am taken back to the excitement of a new classroom, new teacher, new friends… new beginnings. I suppose that is the best part. The chance to start something new and to move ahead in […]
A Bright Light in the Darkness
I wrote these words this past spring and they did not make it up on this blog then. I would like to share them with you now. For three and a half years, I slaved away at Denver Seminary working towards my Master of Divinity degree. The last nine moths of those years I was […]
Conversations between a Toddler and a Pr...
A few weeks ago, Ben was still learning to talk and many of his words were gibberish. Sitting at lunch one day, Ben starts “talking.” Ben: I giiaaeeemaameeeya. Me: What? Ben: I giiaaeeemaameeeya. Me: (blank face) Ben: I giiaaeeemaameeeya!!! Me (trying so hard!): You got a mommy? Ben (screaming): No!! I giiaaeeemaameeeya!!! Me (sigh): You […]