where my heart and His Story collide
So, in the Fall of 2013, I gathered the verses below when faced with fear so thick I thought I'd suffocate. Yes, I even titled them with this same awkward title and inserted/used ALL CAPS on certain words/phrases. I needed emphasis and was trying to "preach" to myself. LOL. Anyway, I printed them and took… Continue reading Learning to Live in the Peace that Passes All (EVEN MY) Understanding
What to say? What to do? For someone who likes to write her feelings, nothing sounds eloquent enough and words seem pretty much worthless right about now. My prideful side, though, shouts loud at me to scream out loud to you, “Look to Jesus. See Jesus. Hear and put your faith in Jesus. Please. Now!”… Continue reading For Such a Time as This
Confessions for a New Year How about we talk confessions in this fine month of February? (It's tough I know, but try and hold back your enthusiasm.) So, confessions begin in our heart before they ever make their way to our voice. Confessions are motivated by a sense of regret or an even deeper feeling… Continue reading The Confessional and Love’s Cover
23 years ago yesterday I answered, “I do” to a question that seemed basic enough. But, oh my word... how little did I know then all of what those two simple words would eventually call me to. Marriage is wonderful and covenantal and intimate and protective and chock full of some big blessings... but, it’s… Continue reading But, God and The Meet Up
Favorites are funny. No rhyme or reason, sometimes fickle and flimsy, but they remain favorites all the same. And, love stories? Well, we all love a good love story. Our favorites keep us filled with the hope that good wins in the end. I bought a sort of frame once that said, "Our love story… Continue reading A Favorite Love Story
Yeah, so it's been a sweet, hot minute since I posted a thing. For many reasons and not super clear reasons (yet), I've just been unable to transfer thoughts to words that seemed worthy of sharing. I'm praying for a breakthrough. But, today, I came across this little something I wrote last year to kick… Continue reading Love and Florida State Football
We have some exciting news in our family. My nephew is getting married and it's just around the corner! Even better, his bride is probably one of the most beautiful souls ever created. We all adore her and I can't believe she'd agree to be part of our crazy family. But, since he's pretty darn… Continue reading True Love
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I need a good, old fashioned kick in the hiney. You know, the kind of kick that ruffles all my feathers and leaves me dusting off my pride!?! (Totally off topic, but my family had a wiener dog named, Hiney, before I came along. I’m not sure why,… Continue reading When Loving Is Hard (and you just need the hard truth of true love)
Sharing some thoughts pondered this past Good Friday... With words we tried to trap him. With accusations we hoped to quiet him. With authority we began to chase him. With a plan we set to catch him. With a capture we thought we had him. With the charges we chose to blame him. With an… Continue reading With His Death
