Many years ago, I woke up with the words “share the burden” on my mind and heart. I knew it wasn’t just three little passing words but a message from the Holy Spirit to my heart. “That’s a bible verse,” I immediately thought, or at least it’s a biblical concept. The night before, I fell asleep praying and thinking about… Read More
From Fearful What-Ifs to Unshakable Faith
Originally posted November 7th, 2023, on Salt & Sparrow, From Fearful What-If’s to Unshakable Faith My oldest son had seizures two days after he was born. All packed up and prepared to leave, I sat in a wheelchair with his car seat at my feet while my husband went to get the car. Just as the seizing began, a woman… Read More
He’s With You; No Matter What Row You’re In
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mothers womb…Your eyes saw my unformed substance: In your book were written, everyone of them, the days that were formed for me. Psalm 139: 13-18 I’m not a big concert person. Something about thousands of people with only a few exits doesn’t appeal to me. However, when I… Read More
The ministry of tears and the One who keeps them
Tears fall for a reason and they are your strength not weakness.-The boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. Charlie Mackesy My dad passed away three years ago, the week before Christmas. He spent about a week and a half in the hospital due to the lung disease he was battling. We were weary from driving back and forth… Read More
Embracing the Dust: Bad Haircuts, Aging, and the Wisdom of Limited Days
A few weeks ago, I had my hair cut—way too short. I can’t blame my hair stylist. It was my fault. I showed up with about 50 different Pinterest pictures proving my indecisiveness and finally said, “Yeah, just cut it off.” Why is it when our world feels off balance, or maybe things feel out of our control, that the… Read More
Drawing from the well instead of drinking from a firehose
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Drinking from a firehose?” On the off chance you haven’t, it means to be overwhelmed with information—to be inundated with an uncapped, unfiltered amount of information. I’ve been drinking from a firehose these past few weeks. I think many of us have been. And I’m not sure that it’s accomplishing anything other than fascinated… Read More
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