“Ugh! Why is this taking so long? Can’t it just be over? I’m ready to move on already!” Yep. Those were my thoughts almost daily between January and June of 1996. My husband and I were doing the long-distance engagement thing while he finished up his last year at Central Bible College, and I was beyond ready for him to ...
It’s peaceful. The lake in the fall. The water is glass. One lonely boat making its way home. The only sound the geese honking in the distance. And the soft whisper of the leaves, floating, fluttering, falling from the trees. No more vibrant colors, no more feast for the eyes. Just a blanket of brown crunching beneath my ...
Rest. It can be elusive. We’re constantly bombarded with images and screens and noise and crisis. The cacophony of the news in one room and the game in the other and dogs barking and kids fighting and……The mind is always moving. Churning. Thinking. Grappling with problems that overwhelm until we’re exhausted. Weighed down with burdens too big to bear. I just ...
My heart is racing. I’m wringing my hands. Nerves everywhere, watching game 7 of the World Series. I’m talking (not so softly) to my TV. Come on CLE. Let’s do this. We NEED this. Come on, Lindor. Homer it baby! Praying. Help them, Lord. We are Cleveland fans through and through. Cavs. Indians. Browns. The West Side Market. ...
Am I the only one who’s felt more than once as doomsday approaches (er…I mean election day) like you’re in one of those nightmares where the bad guy is chasing you but you can’t move? You’re running and screaming and crying for help, but no one hears and he closes in and you’re stuck in quicksand with the feeling of “There’s ...