Faith
I Want Them to Say…
The other night I got to talk extensively with one of my favorite Holy Spirit friends-my sister. Since we both have families to keep up with now, that doesn’t happen as often as it used to, so we really took advantage of this time. Late into the night we talked about what God is doing…
Some Lessons Take Longer to Learn
Two days ago my computer crashed with 10,ooo NEW words written on my WIP, not to mention a revised synopsis. And I didn’t back up my work. You’d think I’d have learned by now, but I didn’t. I hope this is the LAST time I have to learn this lesson. I know I just need…
Strateegery. Is that a word??
There is an old Saturday Night Live parody of “George Bush” debating “Al Gore” in the 2000 campaign. At the close of the debate, the candidates were each asked to sum up their positions in a single word. Al Gore said, “Lock Box.” Laughter followed. The camera closed in on Mr. Bush. “StraTEEgery!” he exclaimed,…
Which Jonah Are You?
“Sometimes it would be nice to just move to a desert and pray all the time. You know, just be alone with God.” That’s how my sister described being a stay-at-home mom who keeps others’ kids at her home. Now, I only have a three-year-old at home with two others in school, but I completely…
Life…Interrupted
So often we think we have things under control. Life is going along fine. Then it happens, that one thing you never expected. Or, you saw it coming, but the magnitude far outreaches what you imagined. Is God there? What is He thinking? How can I get through this? My greatest challenge these days is…
I’ll Win It For You
The game was tight. Archrivals had faced off for three and a half periods in a seesaw battle that was going down to the wire. As the clock ticked down, the two sides traded the lead back and forth. Neither could be assured of victory because with the game so close, anything could happen. From…
Capturing Your Memories in a Journal
As parents, we follow our kids around with cameras trying to record those happy moments of childhood. Snap! First tooth. Snap! First steps. The milestones show up in baby books and photo albums (or for those of you less organized, like me, they show up in shoeboxes, with good intentions!). Yet even more important than…
A Goal Attained
Saturday I accomplished a life-long goal. My husband and I joined more than 30,000 of our closest friends (not!) and ran the Indianapolis mini-marathon. It was an amazing accomplishment to run 13.1 miles. Especially considering three months ago I’d taken a break from running. I don’t think I fully understand what I learned through this…
Drowning in Feelings
There are times in this life that all of us get immersed in a swirl of feelings that are ridiculously hard to sort out. They race around the track of our mind, darting in and out of our consciousness, making us feel out-of-whack and losing control. Maybe the precipitating cause was something done to us.…
“They”
This was supposed to be a reply to rule mongers in a writing group, but since I don’t think “they” will get it anyway, I decided to turn the specific lesson into a general one for any time I come face-to-face with “they.” I will tell you from experience that “they” will do everything in…