It is a song played during communion. I recognize it right away. The memory swept out from the dark corner. I close my eyes and I am there. Listening to the praise video the kids listened to. Praying for their little souls. My heart constricts with the memories. The music continues on. "I lay all of my burdens down at your feet." Oh how I miss my son. "And anytime, I don't know, what to do. I will Cast all my cares Upon You." Years of praying for my children. A desire to see them grow. Bend their knee to the One who gave us life. I squeeze my eyes shut. To the ... View Post
Alone; But Not Alone. . .Ever
I am alone. The house quiet. It is not a sound I am familiar with; or like. I wish I could take all those crazy moments when 2 diapers needed changing, lesson plans needed writing, dinner was cooking, and all 6 children were living. . . and bottle them. Then pull them out now. When I feel defeated. I was created to be a mom. And I have loved the journey. I haven't done it well. My children never had a nursery. I never had the latest stroller or baby gear. I never read a parenting book until Chelsea ... View Post
The Wonderful Cross
It's more than I deserve. 2 different places. 3 different testimonies. All affected by 1 life. A life that wasn't perfect. But pointed to the One that is. I listen to Senior testimonies. New beginning's in the horizon. A life hurt by the loss of his friend. July 28, 2013 etched in his young mind for ever. Questions raised throughout the year. Hearts hurting. But the power of the holy spirit was working in his heart. And God's love broke through the barriers and the hurt and reminded that pilgrim along ... View Post
Look Up, Look Forward
Psalm 8:4 What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? The performance is over. The after party a memory. We head home. There is still a wedding tomorrow. I walk towards the house. I look up. My first reaction is to fall to my knees. The sky is ablaze with twinkling starlight. The richness powerful. I can not absorb the vastness. The Universe. The galaxies. How marvelous. I say it out loud. What is mere man that you are mindful of him? The ... View Post
Proclaiming His Testimony
49 days after he gave his Senior Testimony Elijah Todd Davis went home to be with the LORD. Here is his testimony. Are you ready to meet the LORD? Do you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the LORD is King? And that you're heaven bound? Do you have a peace that passes all understanding? None of us had any idea that when Elijah kissed me good bye and bounded out the door Saturday evening, July 28, 2013, that he would never come home. That he would fall asleep at the wheel. . .and when he would open his eyes he would be in the presence of the King of ... View Post
