Each morning, with careful attention I gingerly turned over and reached for my Bible as to not disturb the joy of the motionless night I just had — a routine I repeated throughout the summer of 1995. When I was pregnant with my oldest son I was diagnosed with an inner ear disorder, Ménière's disease. “They” (the medical powers that be) thought it was caused by a viral infection I had in college. Wherever it came from, the long and short of it is, it made me dizzy. In June of 1995 we had Continue Reading
The Good Gifts We Want Remembered {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP PARTY}
Are you done with your Christmas shopping ? Are you the kind of person who's in a rush and picks out whatever's on sale or do you carefully choose each gift, thoughtfully imagining how that person will react when they open it? Are the gifts you give the kind you want remembered? A few years ago around this time I went to a luncheon at the home of a childhood friend. Though we didn't see each other much during the year we always exchanged gifts on birthdays and Christmas. Upon my arrival Continue Reading
Your Letter of Invitation is Waiting
If I were to describe myself, I’d say I’m your average believer kind of gal. I’m just like your next-door-desert-wandering-Israelite neighbor who witnesses God parting the Red Sea one day and, grumbling, what have you done for me lately, the next. How soon we forget the everyday workings of God in our lives. Can you relate? That’s why I journal everything with vivid detail. The miracles. The places where I see God work, where I see Him come near. Then I go back and savor the sweetness. Continue Reading
Let Me Be Frank Here… {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP PARTY}
May I be frank? I’ve been in the pits lately. I feel less like a human and more like I’m a ping pong ball. My circumstances have been bouncing my emotions all over the place. I think I might seriously have whiplash! Maybe that’s why my back has been hurting me… This is an example of what I mean—how my week might play out. I win a tennis match and I’m all confident and happy—for a while—sometimes for an entire day. But then I get a rejection on something I’ve written and my confidence goes out Continue Reading
How Did I Get Here Again? {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Christy Mobley for Recharge Wednesday Have you ever caught yourself saying, “I can’t believe I did this again or how did I get caught in this same trap?” Ahem… Me too. And when you did, what did it look like? Too many shopping bags and a bazillion dollar credit card bill? Too many obligations because you just couldn’t say no? A big hurt because your big heart got you in trouble? I know, you only wanted to help just this one time (which is every time). Maybe it was that you were Continue Reading
When We Don’t Know the Whole Story {Recharge Wednesday Linkup}
After spending a couple of days in D.C. recently, hubby and I went to the airport to pick up a car for the next destination of our vacation. We reserved an SUV some three weeks earlier through a rental car dealer that will remain nameless. After the taxi dropped us off in the wrong spot and we shlepped two pieces of overstuffed luggage over hill and dale, we arrived at the rental counter only to find there was no car for us to rent, let alone an SUV. After David gave his name and confirmation Continue Reading
