The siren’s whine cut through the music bounding from my headphones as I walked. “It must be close,” I thought. Glancing at the distant road leading into our neighborhood, red emergency vehicles whizzed past. Nurse brain and adrenaline kicked in as I envisioned how to help until the EMTs arrived. As the sirens faded, I …
We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. 9 In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead. ~ 2 Corinthians 1:8b-9 NLT Ever feel like the apostle …
Let me know. I ask, text and email this phrase as my mind whirls with plans. God created me with an organization gene. I consider it one of my gifts. But I’m learning I cannot plan and control everything. Collaboration is necessary. So I organize then ask others to ‘let me know’ their input, decisions …
Anxiety lurked beneath her beautiful makeup. Fear swam in the blue of her eyes. The what if’s of what could go wrong floated like word bubbles above her head. Yes, she had prayed. But she still couldn’t let go. I know this feeling. We pray but still worry. We trust but still wonder. We both …
My mind gently drifts up and down with the waves. Thoughts come and go of the past while I dream of the future. Eyes closed, I float in my own little world. Cool lake water shocks my warm skin as my daughter splashes me back to reality. Drifting and dreaming in the lake is a …