I grew up internalizing that unless I was 100% obedient to my parents and therefore God I had no right to hold others accountable for how they treated me. Scripture was used to mute my voice.
The weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy and faithfulness were overlooked.
I sang and prayed a song for over a month. It resonated with my soul. The melody conveyed the longing of my heart. Yes, Lord… let me walk upon the […]
This blog has been absolutely silent for the last seven months. Silence is good. For when you finally succumb to your exhaustion, when your body gives out after your three […]
I first posted Christmas Suffering last year. As I have been praying over words for this blog I felt that it should be shared once again. December 2012 – I’m sure […]
I had this other post ready to go today. And then this morning happened. Our cat has anxiety and has been losing hair, scratching on everything and peeing too. In […]
He looked so smooth riding down the street on his skateboard. It was the seventies, the era when bikes had lost their sheen and skateboards became the new cool way […]
A dream is a wish your heart makes When you’re fast asleep In dreams you lose your heartaches Whatever you wish for, you keep Have faith in your dreams and […]
One morning I was on the edge of giving up, giving myself over to hopelessness, giving in to the desire to melt away to nothing. I knew I sat on […]
I used to think that I had nothing in common with a prostitute working the corner of some run down urban real estate. I felt no connection to her reality […]
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” My childhood […]
Wounded ~ Healer ~ Warrior 