Category: The Library
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My Theme
Last night it happened again. She came in the night, shivering, and crawled in between us. She curled her body into mine and whispered her cold. In the dim light of our room, I saw Brian’s head lift off the pillow for a moment. I reached across sweet Bella who was already in her dreams…
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It’s All Wrong… But There’s More
Four years ago I wrote this in the aftermath of enormous grief that engulfed our lives and our church. Today we will grieve as a church again, and it seemed a fitting re-post. ~~~ It’s been one of those weeks, or rather months… where the grief hits like a tsunami and leaves me rolling and…
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It’s There. It’s Always There.
Yesterday morning I opened my Facebook to find a message in it that blew me away. It was from one of Brian’s childhood friends, Tish, and I have found a sweet, long-distance friendship with her over the years of Brian’s and my marriage. She has always been a source of encouragement to me, and y’all,…
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The Weight of Two Words
The past two days, I have written brief updates on Facebook about where we are in this whole “what’s going on with my vocal cord paralysis” mess. Y’all I have been so overwhelmed by your response. This morning as I wept through comment after comment of your love, encouragement and prayers, all I could think…
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It’s Paid For
It had been one of those days. Instead of cinnamon, I put chili powder in the kids’ oatmeal. Fortunately, I figured it out before I served it to them for breakfast. In the car every time I looked down, I realized I was inadvertently speeding (something I feel very strongly about not doing). I kept…
A Spring of Joy 