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10 Months Of A Road I Never Thought I Could Walk

The days move along.  Time has no respect for the heart.  Maybe it was designed that way.  The beat steady.  Unwavering.  10 months of a cadence that is unfamiliar.  A longing each day for what can not be.   Reaching deep for strength.  The earth a glow with spring color.  Matchless in it's wonder.  A palette stretched with colors unimaginable.  The magnitude of loss so great; it mars the beauty.  So I work.  I step to see.  Breathe.  Listen.  10 months.  I remember when you were 10 ... View Post

Fanning The Flame

I couldn't keep the flame going.  I wanted to light a candle. I found a match.  I lit it from the gas stove.  The flame would not stay lit.  I had to cradle it.  Protect the flame until the candle was lit.  We are the light of the world.  A city on a hill. Matthew 5:14 You are the light of the world-- like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden We need to protect our flame.  It is so easily extinguished. Keep the flame burning.  The winds of the times blow and the flame flickers until it is gone.  The flame is a fragile ... View Post

Never Forget; Remember

It's been a year. A since the waters rose. Since the rains came and destruction ensued. It's been a year since a sweet young teacher was stranded and sought solace in our home. Where 2 teen age boys lived. And were thrilled to be in her presence. It's been a year since the break of day brought the sights of the force of rushing water. A year since we were hemmed in and ran out of toilet paper. A year since our friends were here for a month, celebrating all that spring recitals, High School graduation and concerts had to offer. A year. The road is repaired. More river spills that year washed ... View Post

Pushing Regret Out The Door

It was Prom.  Such a beautiful evening.  Sunshine. Excitement.  Anticipation.  Beauty.  Each moment a gift to be treasured.  Because you never know when they may be gone.  I ask for one thing.  A family picture; from Prom.  I have none from the boy.  A regret.  A request I make.  And this is what I get.  I love it.  Always room for a giggle.  Somehow there is always a space though.  I don't know how it works. In the center.  A hole.  A hole in my heart that ... View Post

Turning Around Another First

A year of firsts that leave you undone.  Reminders of all you have lost.  Days when you shut the door to your heart because you absolutely can not feel anymore.  You push hard, so you can breathe.  Each breath measured so the next one will come.  Bearing the weight that threatens to crush.  Holding on with all you have; to promises made long before time began.  Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. It's prom.  A thoughtful request for ... View Post

I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing

I spot them out of the corner of my eye.  They were not there yesterday.  The miracle of the warmth and sunshine. In just a moment; things changed.  Do we breathe in deep enough to handle those things that change so quickly? Are we rooted deep enough to hold on? In a flash we are knocked off balance. With a word, our whole life changes. Do we live so that when the storms come we have much in reserve?  Enough to press through each day? The time to cherish the unimportant. Wind through the trees. A shadow across the field. Isaiah 40:29 He gives strength to the ... View Post