About four months out from surgery and I still have a paralyzed vocal cord. My vocal doctors have recommended a permanent surgery, but I am giving God some room first to do whatever He wants. So we’re putting off any big decisions until the end of the summer. I want to give God and my …
We are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary in Hawaii, and because of all the things our family has been through in the last year, we brought our children with us. We didn’t want to be away from them, but we also wanted to bless them for walking through this season so graciously and maturely. We …
This will be my last year homeschooling. It is the end of an 11 year season. I never wanted to homeschool in the beginning. It was not on my radar, but it was a decision I will be forever thankful that we made. When we were planning to move to Florida we had to decide …
A couple of months ago I was on the back porch looking at my dying palm tree. The beautiful tree took a wrong turn while we were recovering from our surgeries. I told the Lord that I felt like that tree. So much seemed like it was dying in me. Then I felt the Spirit …
I’ve learned something from living in Florida: only tourists and children feed the birds. If you’ve spent enough time on the beach, you’ve had an experience with a bird that you don’t want to recreate for yourself or anyone else. You know not to feed them. Doubt is like a hungry seagull. Discouragement like a …
Where to start? How does one put into words things that have not yet been coined? How does a person flip their heart inside out and describe what is being revealed when they don’t quite understand the inner workings themselves? How can a man or woman explain the mind of God, the magnitude of His …
I’ve never really been good at charades. I’m still not. Even after a week of not talking. My husband has done the best with my clues but only because he knows me so well. My kids sure have enjoyed guessing though. They like putting words in my mouth or in my text-to-speech app. Each has …
I have no words…almost literally. I can’t be heard in a noisy room. I can’t teach a whole lesson to my daughter. I can’t order at a drive through. I can’t make appointments on the phone. I can’t talk to my grandma. I can’t read the Bible to the girls most nights. I can’t sing. …
My heart is overflowing with gratitude. The presence of God that went with both of us into the operating rooms and recovery rooms has been thick with the Father’s love and kindness. He has been so near, so good, so intricate, and so comforting. Never have I once felt alone. The family and friends that …