I slept fitfully off and on all night. At 3:30 am I woke up in a panic from a dream I was having. I finally got back to sleep, only to wake up again at 6:30 am. Ugh! I could have slept in. It was Saturday, and I didn’t have to get up and out the door early for once. I ...
Seven deaths. Seven deaths in two weeks. My husband and I are pastors, and in the last two weeks alone, we’ve experienced seven deaths around us. Five church members and two in the lives of friends. That’s a lot of funerals. That’s a lot of sadness. Even for an emotionally and spiritually strong person, that’s a hard pill to swallow. Performing ...
I live in NE Ohio, and we’re smack in the middle of my favorite season. Fall. Football. Bonfires and s’mores. Jeans and hoodies. This year, though, it still feels like summer, with the high temps and humidity hanging on for dear life (I had the air conditioner on yesterday for crying out loud). I’m not complaining, mind you. We wear boots ...
Last year a friend wanted to bless me with a trip to the Bahamas in October. Ummm…Yes please! I couldn’t wait. I was weary. Tired. In need of a refreshing vacation, and a week on a beach with my Bible, my journal and a boost of Vitamin Sea was just what the doctor ordered. We had reservations. There was a seat on a plane with ...