3 Roses. 3 years. . .not quite. I see them silhouetted against the white back drop. How does an 18 year old journey without her future? All she held dear; wrapped in a red headed boy that stole her heart; now lies deep beneath the earth. Buried with her hopes and dreams. Her memories her only solace. In time, she will move on. She will continue to live; and all this, some day, will be a shadow of who she once was. It will be part of her story. Of what makes her who she is. This young girl has become so dear to my ... View Post
Crystal’s Birthday and Living Water
John 4:14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." It's Crystal's birthday. She is 19 today. She sent me a text. She says she doesn't want to turn 19. She is 19 and he is forever 17. . . I breathe in deep. The pain sears my heart. This is hard. This hurts. It is one thing to deal with your own pain; but the effect on your children and their friends. . .and Crystal. . . rocks me. Elijah had a ... View Post
