For the past few years I have spent New Year’s Day looking back and dreaming forward. I write down a list of things I’d like to accomplish not just in the next year but also for the years ahead. Some of the things are specific to that year, but others are more like bucket list…
Stories of Grace and Faith
Does Cancer Make People Jerks?
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned in my blog that we were walking through some “hard eucharisteo” at our house; a time where giving thanks seems a little bit more challenging. On October 23 we heard the news that my husband, John, has all the indicators of Multiple Myeloma – a cancer of the…
The Invitation
I had the opportunity to spend this past weekend at an event hosted by Patsy Clairmont, one of my favorite Women of Faith Speakers. She spoke on creativity and on how there is more in us than we even know. On Saturday night she gave us an assignment to pick a picture on our camera…
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“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” (Hebrews 4:16) Just think about that for a moment; going boldly to the throne of God. BOLDLY! Just walking right up and talking to…
Watching the Stars Come Out
A couple of weeks ago I was kind of in a funk. Nothing seemed really right in my world. Nothing was terribly wrong, mind you, I just was struggling a bit with finding my place and knowing what my next steps should be. I had two meetings that week that I’d practically cried through and…