Category: Faith
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Hope made a way
The pieces don’t fit. I want to finish this puzzle so that it makes sense. It’s a mess and there are pieces missing so I am not sure why I keep going. I am losing hope that I will ever see the complete picture. I am missing pieces. I am not where I thought I…
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A tinge of sweet
It belongs – but it doesn’t. Wrong temperatures, wrong soil, incorrect amount of precipitation and yet… the pineapple seems to be quite happy here in Georgia soil. It’s wrong, but it is right. It’s unexpected, shocking, and sweet at the same time. Sometimes, well, perhaps, more than I would like, I find myself in the …
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Veil of fog
Fog. Thick, real. Joy and hope play a game of hide and seek I did not ask to participate in. The future holds question marks – so many unknowns… The fog clouds vision, tangles emotion, and I just want to hibernate. The swath of clouds hangs over every area of life and I wonder if this…
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See the miracles
The sun shines on my back while the moon’s glow lights up my face. It is still daytime but the moon arrived early. I love it when the moon appears in the sky at the same time as the sun. It’s two miracles at once. The sun to grow life. the moon to light up…
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It’s the same moon
The full moon was breath-taking last night when I saw it playing hide and seek behind some leafless trees. It took my breath away because it was so low, so gigantic, so faithful, so unassuming. Then, this morning it was low in the sky as I took my daughter to school. We embraced the moments…
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A thrill of hope
A thrill of hope caught me by surprise. I didn’t recognize it at first. It was a beautiful sunset, yes, but I’ve seen them before. But this one was unrelenting, full of saturated color in shades of ochre, violet, gold, magenta, crimson. It cycled through colors in time with breath. Breath in. Breath out. …
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The long night ahead.
She decides between coffee or a small supply of the kids’ favorite cereal. It’s one or the other on her budget. The cereal wins because it is about more than just cereal. It’s a reminder of normalcy. It’s a reminder to the kids that she remembers. It is a small way to introduce a bit…
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Show and tell
Please unpack your lunch. Put your shoes away. I love you. Please put your clothes in the dirty clothes hamper. Use kind words. Your family matters most. Please tie your shoes. Don’t mess with your sister! Leave your brother alone! Jesus loves you more than I do. These are a sampling of the reminders I…
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The weight of hope
She holds hope in her hand – feels the smooth, comforting weight of it. She carries it with her wherever she goes. It is a gift that was given to her and it is her greatest treasure. She does her best to guard it, to protect it, and keep doubt from tarnishing its glow. Every…
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The Invisible Things.
The mess on the counter. The weeds that need pulled. The dog that needs walked, The kids that need fed. The husband that will soon come home. The broken outlet plate. All things I can touch, clean, fix, mend, love. I can hold these things, and take care of them, Hug them, make it better.…
