My very first day ever of school was horrible. It was not the typical separation anxiety from my Mom; I was excited about going to school. My sister had been going for a year and bringing home the wonders of reading and finger painting and I was eager. I will grant you that I had [...]
Last year at this time, the year before that, and the year before that, I was quite stressed out. The conference was coming up in two weeks and, for some reason, charismatic Christians are allergic to registering early! I would look at the number of registrants at the close of each day and worry that [...]
I have been pondering the events of the past few weeks (some of which are still pending), and feeling overwhelmed. All of them very emotional in nature with the potential of bringing me down into the pit of despair and wrecking my faith and trust in God. All of these events have had to do [...]
I was barreling down I-40 behind my husband. It is a rare occasion that we drive separate vehicles on a trip out of town. This time I was returning from a visit with our daughter and her family seven hours away in Tennessee. My husband met me halfway back, and we enjoyed a much-needed break [...]
When my grandmother died almost 30 years ago, the only thing that remained of her life was a shoebox with a few possessions and one granddaughter who loved her. The image of that shoebox burned into my teenage memory as a symbol of pathos. She had spent a lifetime building up defenses to protect her [...]
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