Like Jesus

Like Jesus

Like Jesus I shuffled back and forth along the tile connecting my laundry room to my kitchen. A full day at home demanded clothes to clean and a kitchen to tidy. On one of my passes back towards the laundry room with an armful of goods to return to the pantry, I...
Fear After Grief

Fear After Grief

Fear After Grief I sat on the table of the surgical outpatient room. I already made it through the agonizing wake-up from anesthesia, and I was ready to retreat home. My cut-up body moaned quietly beneath the haze of Vicodin.  The report was good. The doctor said it....
One Year Later

One Year Later

One Year Later It’s been one year today since our son went to the Emergency Room and we began our lives with Type 1 Diabetes.  A lot has happened since that time. The traumatic first few weeks shifted into months of small victories. Somewhere along the way it became...
My Anchor Holds

My Anchor Holds

My Anchor Holds Waves crashed against the steel hull. Winds whipped around as the frame of the ship lurched back and forth. A rusty chain stretched from the aft side of the vessel and disappeared below the foaming waters. Yet as the rain pelted through the treacherous...
When Our Faith Becomes Sight

When Our Faith Becomes Sight

When Our Faith Becomes Sight Sometimes faith lies cloaked in darkness. We thrust out our hands, waving them in front of us, anxious to feel something, anything. The steadfast love of the Lord endures forever. It rings in our head, but we don’t see it. We don’t feel it...

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