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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So many people seem to be waiting. A good friend is waiting in ICU with her seriously ill husband My son is waiting for complete healing and a blood clot to dissolve Another friend’s son is waiting anxiously for a job opening My nephew is waiting for the day his bride walks down the aisle
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He was only 21 when a massive seizure revealed a Stage 3 brain tumor. Surgery, chemo and radiation followed. Then every six months, another MRI to determine the location of a possible re-occurrence. Throughout the next five years, every six months…another visit to the oncologist. His surprised response every time , “I don’t understand it.
A few weeks ago, I finished reading “Loud and Clear” – a compilation of columns by Anna Quindlen. She was my favorite journalist for many years – a writer who could force us to think yet remain approachable. With each column, I reminded myself – I should have been a journalist like Anna. I should
Words pour out of me – a torrent of expression and emotion. Stories, articles, journal rantings, blog posts. Revisions three or four times then a sending of the results to editors, publishers, agents. This is how I process grief, how I find my way through the valley and back to life. Future joy is hidden
One of the joys of coaching writers happens when I watch clients succeed. We brainstorm a title idea together and the a-ha lights our faces. The perfect cover dresses the front of the book while a teasing blurb fills the back. But oh the best – is the content that soars from an initial idea
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It takes a while to stop spinning. Like a tire with loosened lug nuts, the wheel spinning around its axis, the transition from full-time ministry into semi-retirement spins. The slowing down requires intentional rest. To be intentionally still – listening for God or just sitting in the sunshine causes a need for reboot. How can
So many people I know, including myself, are stuck – waiting for an answer to prayer – the answer that will help us move forward. We have prayed, fasted, cried out to God and yet – nothing. What is the block? What is holding back the answers? Is it just a matter of timing or
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How do we stay in hope even while our bodies unravel? How can we stay focused on today when each twenty-four hour period passes so quickly?
What are five questions that can help us make major decisions? How can we know we are living within God’s will?
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