It’s doesn’t look good. Will you please pray? Those were the words I heard concerning a friend a while back. Although I said I’d pray and of course I did, I have to admit when I heard the diagnosis I automatically had a grim outlook on the outcome. Right off the bat I let my knowledge of human know-how override the know-how of God. Why would I do that? I absolutely believe that God can do the impossible. So why do I sometimes put so much weight on man’s perspective instead of God’s Continue Reading
A Pair-A-Cleats {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
I'm looking down the barrel of a CRAZY week! Anyone else out there feeling the same way? I'm sitting here on a rainy Monday, trying to reel my shrapnelled thoughts into some semblance of order so I can accomplish something. It's times like this when it does me good to remember the Lord. "From the end of the earth will I cry to Thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I." Ps. 61:2 So, today, I am remembering. Because I know if I can remember the Continue Reading
Good Morning, Lord… Are You Done Yet? {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
The clock showed 5:30 am. I could certainly stay in bed for another hour, but I knew better. I had been trying to fall asleep again for the past hour to no avail. So I dragged my tired self out of bed, thanking God for coffee. “Fortunately”, I thought, “I don’t have to wait for an entire pot of java to brew”. Several years ago, I discovered the marvel of one-cup coffee machines. Thank you, Lord. I hit the power button and waited for the three lights to announce that the machine was ready to Continue Reading
Mourning With Hope {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
I don't even have to close my eyes to see her face in my mind's eye. My dear friend. That smile that dominated her countenance every time I saw her. Contagious. And she had a sassy voice that just made me chuckle. Because even if she was across the room talking to someone else, I could tell it was her without even looking. She was, in a word, special. And today, we were all there celebrating her home-going. There was standing room only in the church. Evidence of a life well-lived, yes, but Continue Reading
When Our Ideal Isn’t Real {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
I thought the world would come to a standstill the day I discovered my ideal wasn’t real. It was a Sunday afternoon after church, December 2004, when my oldest son, a freshman in college at the time, walked in the front door, through the kitchen, into the family room and emptied his pockets of his most prized possessions, laying them gently on his daddy's chest. The weight of my son’s wallet, checkbook and car keys woke my napping husband. As if innately ready for turbulent air, he pulled his Continue Reading
Moses and the Honey Bees: Exodus 33 {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
A couple of summers ago, I had the opportunity to watch some bees going about the busy task of flying back and forth for hours, just doing their pollinating thing. This task ultimately produces the lip-smacking honey we southerners love to drench our cat-head biscuits in. And yes, that's a real thing. As I watched, I thought, “They are simply doing what they were created to do.” They don’t have to pray about it, or waste time trying other things until they figure out what they are really Continue Reading
