As we come to the end of this month, we see many reminders that the festive season is upon us. Conversations about the holidays, food, and plans to visit here and there begin to take shape in our hearts and minds. This is also a time when memories of those we have lost begin toContinue reading “Last Words”
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To Be Loved
I consider it a tragedy to have lived decades on this earth and to never know what it feels like to love and be loved. To care for someone other than yourself. To have your heart skip a beat or pulsate at the thought of seeing someone. To want to be better because of thatContinue reading “To Be Loved”
Eyes and Hands
I’d like to think I have good neighbors and I hope I’ve been a good one . Over the years, I’ve certainly tried. We don’t always break bread or see each other often, but when it matters we show up for each other. ‘No man is an island’ is not just an old adage –Continue reading “Eyes and Hands”
I Remember
The things we hate to remember and love to forget often follow us around hidden in little pockets somewhere deep in our hearts and minds. The image of a man in blue oxford shirt and a khaki pants floating in the air on 9/11 can’t leave my mind – no matter how much I scrubContinue reading “I Remember”
One Day
One day at the age of 20, I looked around and saw beautiful smiling faces staring at me. They inhaled everything I said. Some were hungry to learn. They stayed with me after school, asked a lot of questions and trusted me to help guide them to their better tomorrows. They believed in me. SuddenlyContinue reading “One Day”
The Now
This weekend past, I stood in a cemetery with some special people. We watched some workmen labor to prepare loved ones graves for headstones. These were our loved ones. Their lives mattered and they were loved. I watched them in their lifetime sow seeds and make deposits that are still paying dividends today. Their prayersContinue reading “The Now”
The Sun Rises on Her
So often women [and men] struggle with their sense of worth and value. Words spoken and received have a way of ‘manipulating’ our thought patterns for good or bad. I suppose many of us have discovered that it’s not necessarily what others think about us that truly matters, it’s what we believe about ourselves. ThisContinue reading “The Sun Rises on Her”
I Found Out
The more I focus on me – my chaos, my needs, my pain and struggles- the less I see the God who is the solution to life’s discord. I was reminded today that God is not being vain or egocentric when He asks us lift our voices in worship to Him – to make itContinue reading “I Found Out”
It’s Okay
It’s okay to take the road that seems less traveled. To do it alone if no one wants to go with you. Others may not necessarily ‘get’ or even support your dream and that’s okay. The dream or desire was not planted in their heart – it was planted in yours. You have been equippedContinue reading “It’s Okay”
Dreams Realized
Many things cause my tears to flow! The way a boy loves his mom and a girl adores her dad. Watching the ‘underdog’ win. Seeing poetry made out of a shattered life. A blind eye seeing beauty for the first time. When a tired weary soul finds rest in the arms of the God whoContinue reading “Dreams Realized”
Restored Hearts 