Category: The Doctor’s Office
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“Thus Far the Lord Has Helped Us”
Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.” (I Samuel 7:12) We received news today. Results of my blood work and pathology on the tissue biopsied. My liver enzymes and tumor markers in my blood were normal. My…
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This is Wrong, but I Know You are Good
“Sadness does not equal unbelief. There are things that can & should break our hearts & make us sad. It’s called lament &, throughout the pages of scripture, there seems to be an awful lot of it. When I see glimpses of God’s goodness amidst the sadness, I can stare directly into the sadness &…
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“For Our Children”
These summer night have found us unable to sleep. The moon’s rising at late hours keeps the children awake as long as there is light. But it is more than that. Fear for each of them. Different fears, but they all have them and they whisper them to me at bedtime as I pray with…
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“Could it be Possible?”
Those were the words I barely choked out yesterday morning on the phone with my Brian. My cell phone rang earlier in the morning, and I saw the number for my endocrinologist. I stood there. Frozen. And immediately nauseous. “If I pick that up and answer it, the waiting will be over.” “If I pick…
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This is Yes
This morning the boys and I spent some time in Psalm 103 together making lists of reasons to praise God. It was beautiful to see their eyes light up with each attribute they found in the psalm and then to rejoice together in prayer for all that God is. Praise the Lord, my soul, And…
A Spring of Joy 