Clearly, I am not a patient person. I quickly tire of struggles. The length of this particular trial seems longer to me than others I have managed to muddle through. I want it to end, to be resolved. God…can we be finished with this? Can my son experience healing and return to work? Can we […]
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Disclaimer: I do not wish to vilify any pastors or church leaders. Please read this entire blog post before making a judgment. A reader of my novel, “No Visible Scars” recently asked me, “Is that Pastor Dennis in your book for real? Surely, a pastor wouldn’t act that way toward a woman who is being
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While my son was in surgery, I planned to write several blog posts, work on a newspaper column, maybe read a bit. My bag was filled with pens, paper, books. Any activity to forget my precious son was lying on a sterile table in a brightly-lit operating room. But the waiting room was so loud
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if single women who are in ministry could find affordable housing?
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While I know we are not defined by our stuff, in a way – yes, we are. How can I shove my lifetime out of the way?
Since God is timeless, it is always a sweet surprise when I discover him working – right on time. A year ago, I bought a lovely journal to add to my stash. Never enough journals for a writer, you know This particular journal caught my eye because the cover was a quiet country scene with
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How often do we pray and pray for something, wait and wait longer while heaven seems to exist in an introverted silence?
It was a subtle change, yet I felt its impact as if a door slammed shut in my heart. During the Thanksgiving weekend, I visited Mom. Each of the three days when I knocked and entered her room, Mom sat in her chair – in the dark. Alone – with a book on her lap,
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We hate pain, but sometimes we must endure it in order to grow and learn more about trust. Pain becomes gain.
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