How often have I used the word hope like it’s a lucky charm? “Oh, I hope it works out,” “I hope she gets better,” “I hope I get to go.” Hope is not a wish sent off on the wings of an angel to some ethereal plane, nor is it…
Read moreThe belt came through the last loop with a loud whip-like crack. First, it pounded the sidewalk like a warning. Then as his angry words were being lashed out, the belt came across the back of my legs. I tried to out run my Dad’s thundering wrath, but my 8-year-old…
Read moreBeing married to a Pastor, one of the places that I find myself at a lot is the funeral home. No one really likes to be there, but yet I find myself intrigued with the stories that I hear there. Often times, my husband preaches a funeral of someone whom we…
Read more“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” Isa. 43:2 Lately, our family has been going…
Read moreNobody likes change. I don’t really know why change is so difficult for us. Perhaps it is because adapting to new things is difficult or could it be that anything out of the norm for us is just too hard to identify with? I don’t know what the answer is…
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