Enough said. {for now}
Monthly Archive: July 2011
Jul 29 2011
Message Received in Fragments
Not too long ago, I had a bad few days.Fear and depression grabbed onto my mind and sent me plunging downward. In a moment of strength, I threw a bottle into the ocean with a message for help. My friend received the bottle and read my plea. She sent me a text message and told …
Jul 29 2011
And then I hear Your voice.
Fierce tides are raging all around and my boat feels very small. My clothes are wet and my fingers are tired from gripping the side of the small craft. I take a chance and look over the side and into the raging waters: alarm clocks, gasoline prices, college tuition, court dates, jury duty, car registrations, …
Jul 28 2011
72 Hour Psychiatric Hold
People say that I am unusually transparent …I may as well live it to the fullest. There was a time when my behavior led me through the doors of the Hospital’s Emergency Room and then up to the “3rd floor” for a 72 hour hold. Yep, 3 days in a pink room with twin beds …
Jul 27 2011
a girl, a boy, and a blog
Introducing the brand new blog of my daughter, Emily Jean. Follow the newlyweds at Just Us Two…for now, as they purge through the mundane to find pleasure in the simple things. So click on the LINK or click on the picture above
Jul 25 2011
Life’s a Beach when You’re a Female Dog
GUEST BLOGGER! Lucy of Narnia I am Lucy and I am continuing in the count of the 1000 Gifts from God. There is so much to be thankful for in this little life that I have. 84:: I have a great yard with grass and a few trees. There are plenty of lizards and birds …
Jul 25 2011
Tools for the Trade
When I was 19 years old and a student in Acting School, I worked with my Dad, who was a carpenter by trade, on a building project. On weekends he was repairing and rebuilding a fire damaged duplex he owned. He would pay me (more generously than I deserved) to pound nails and spread stucco. …
Jul 23 2011
Six Word Ordinary Saturday Adventure
Okay, well, if you don’t know me…maybe that is a little misleading. I am not a “sister wife” nor, am I a jilted lover. I am, by the grace of God and for reasons I don’t always understand, a Pastor’s wife. It ‘s a good life. Now. Actually, it has been a good life …
Jul 22 2011
Just Have a Taste
“This is so good… just have a taste!” And then my life changes forever. I am 20-years-old and I am sitting in Angels Stadium at a Billy Graham Crusade and the Lord nudges me to make the trip to the bottom of the stairs and across the grassy field. A new fullness is coming my …
Jul 21 2011
Two Men and a Window
This is an old story of two old men who were living out their days in a hospital, confined to their beds. As I thought of this fable today, I knew that I was supposed to share it with you. I had to write it from memory…I hope you enjoy! The beds were uncomfortable. The …
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