“Speak truth to my heart for my own thoughts betray me. Breathe life on my bones for this desert is leaving me thirsty. Pour hope in my soul for the sorrow of the world is feeling heavy. Holy Spirit, come and speak truth to my heart. (repeat) In my darkness You shine brightest! With your voice You can speak light! With a look, a touch, … Continue reading Speak Truth To My Heart
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You worked so hard to “learn the lesson”. You applied yourself. You made changes. And eventually – the situation changed and you were in a better place. I love when life works like that! Don’t you? But if your life is anything like mine … sometimes we get to go around the mountain more than once. And by more than once, I mean multiple times, … Continue reading The Surrender
As those voices grew louder and louder in my mind, the ache for the unfulfilled (kept silenced and distanced most days) surfaced and brought me near to the point of tears. That is when the phrase “I feel naked” came to me. Continue reading POEM: Naked, But Not Afraid
I usually follow a reading plan in the mornings while sipping coffee. I’ve used many plans over the years, currently I am using a “One Year Bible” to help keep me on track. But some days I get side tracked. Well, lots of days I get side tracked and not always for the right reasons. *sigh* This morning I got side tracked when instead of … Continue reading MORNING SIPS: You will get through it
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It is inevitable that sooner or later, life will deal a hard blow to your soul and to your spirit. The abandonment of a parent, the betrayal of a friend, the divorce of a spouse, the death of a loved one … different types of losses but common in that each one can and often does bring us to the very brink of our ability to cope with the ensuing pain. The pain of loss which often leaves us with … an empty chair.
I suspect there have been multiple empty chairs in your life. There certainly have been in mine.
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Have you ever had a word jump out at you … just one single word? That happens to me from time to time, usually when I’m reading my Bible or when I’m journaling and then BAM… a word captures my attention and just won’t let go! Does that ever happen to you?
As I’ve shared in previous posts, I have been having a bit of a hard time the last few years. An unexpected ending to a new romance, some medical challenges in the family, strained relationships thanks to some carelessly spoken words, oh … and let’s not forget a global pandemic. I have been feeling stuck and depressed for a long time now.
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I’ve been in a bit of a funk throughout most of 2020, and in truth a good chunk of 2019 also. I’m sure I’m not the only one who has.
And as the weeks and months of 2020 sloooowly pass by, I have noticed an increasing restlessness for an end to all the things (COVID and other things) that have made 2020 so challenging. Unfortunately, I have also noticed that I’ve been trying to silence that inner restlessness with the wrong things.
Continue reading “Morning Sips: Do you love me more than these?”
It’s been a year. It’s been a year, and I only realized it this morning. Frankly, that was a little surprising to me, because for most of the spring, summer, fall and winter of 2019, I feel like I registered days and events as they correlated to the days leading up to Valentines Day 2019.
Three weeks since ….
Two months since …
Eight weeks ago …
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Putting Hope To Work 