When You Wonder If Your Life Matters
“My life doesn’t matter.” She’d been beaten and bruised, not the kind visible to the passerby but inside where it’s left unattended. The toxic wound stayed festered, scabbed over, and reopened but never fully healed. The words taunted and played out in her daily life–how she lived, talked, and related to others. This estimation was […]
The Battlefield of Anxiety
The clock reads 3:30 a.m. I can’t sleep. I so want to. Sleep evades me–again. I’m reading my journal entries from my battle with anxiety, for today is my one-year anniversary free from this stronghold. Where did it start? I do not know. Maybe it cumulated from years of worrying, building up until the crash. […]
Jesus Follower Q&A: Loving Your Muslim Neighbor (Part II)
Periodically, I want to present ordinary people who are following Jesus but choosing a path different from mine or yours. This is the first of such kind! I interviewed a young lady named Grace Taylor who is intentionally living in a Muslim community. Because the interview was long and rich, I’ve split it into two […]
Jesus Follower Q&A: Loving Your Muslim Neighbor (Part I)
Periodically, I want to present ordinary people who are following Jesus but choosing a path different from mine or yours. This is the first of such kind! I interviewed a young lady named Grace Taylor who is intentionally living in a Muslim community. Because the interview was long and rich, I’ve split it into two […]
A Mom’s Musings from the Rearview Mirror
I’ve been blessed with the title of Mom for thirty years. I’ve mothered poorly in many areas and for many years, but now and then, I would look brilliant—for a moment. I like to think those moments outweighed the not-so-stellar ones. Like the time I left my son behind at a Boy Scout meeting, and […]
The Jesus I Know
I wrote this poem for Bible Study Fellowship share night. The poem summarizes what I learned about Jesus from each chapter of the Gospel of John. Several people asked for a copy so here you go! He’s the Word made flesh. The One who dwelt on earth. He turned the water to wine and displayed […]