It took me a long time to get to this place of understanding, but I now know that the people who inflicted the most pain on my young soul were each dealing with their own family histories and experiences as best they could. The truth is, …. Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Week 25)
But sin is not the only thing at work on this earth – the love of the Father is at work. His Light seeks out and finds points of entrance through the darkness of fear, shame, loss and evil. Streaks of light break through the barrier of trunks, branches, leaves and overgrowth. The illumination of His love provides a roadmap for a way out. Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Week 23)
It seemed like nonsense to me…and then it happened. Like the movies you see of a spacecraft going through hyperspace, where all the stars swish by so fast it looks like you’re traveling through a tunnel, all the sudden I ‘swooshed’ back approx. 25 years. And what I encountered shook me so deeply … Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Week 22)
The house is beautiful, inviting, and no doubt the repository of many happy family memories. But the house also holds secrets, and no amount of paint or remodeling can change the way the house looks to me. A wave of sadness envelopes me. We all worked very hard to just pretend that none of it happened … and we did so quite successfully until the lid blew off and the walls crumbled, and our perfect family façade came crashing down. Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Week 21)
Putting Hope To Work 