The day dawned warm. Easter. The Culmination of Lent. The joyous celebration. The journey to the Cross. The Promise. The Hope. The sun shone. Temperatures rose to almost 80. We gathered with family. Broken. Bruised. We gathered. 2 moms who've lost their sons. One with special needs. One who has been incarcerated. A former drug addict. Divorced. Children out of wedlock. Broken. All of us. There we gathered. On the back lawn. Laughing. Enjoying. Hugging. Eating. Redeemed. Bought with a price. Living under grace. The whole lot of us. A broken, redeemed glorified ... View Post
His Chains Are Gone. . .. He’s Been Set Free
His chains are gone. He's been set free. All he knows is peace and more peace. It is we, who are left behind that need the prayers. We walk the hard road. We have walked the year to a different beat. Longing for a familiar cadence. Not to be. Walking the road of grief; blindsided by cancer. Uplifted by grace of a community. Reminders continually of the strength we need to persevere. The unthinkable has happened. It has been a year of firsts. A year with out my mom a year with out my ... View Post
Blooming In The Barren Land. . . It Can Be Done
While in captivity in a foreign land the Israelites were asked to sing songs for their captors. To sing songs of joy amidst deep heartache and sadness; while they were mourning their homeland and all they knew. This act unthinkable. Yet, they had been told by God. Plant gardens, build houses and multiply during this time. Jeremiah 29 Even during the hard times. When you feel you can go on no longer. Settle where you are placed. Be doing the work I have for you because I will restore this land. I will bring Israel back; and you need to be ... View Post
A Journey Through The Darkness
The quiet settles in to the farm house. Each to his own space. The little girls tucked in snuggy. The older kids working on school work. The farmer soon to be in deep slumber. It has been a full day. Milking, chores, working on the pack barn. (4-17-13) Dealing with snow and mud. Visits to help heal broken hearts. Conversations about living for Christ. Advice from one close to depression. Visiting hours for the one who gave all. Ending with a band concert. The beat of the day. Pressing on. ... View Post
A Beautiful Place To Be
It washes over me like a wave. He's gone. I have to take the older kids to the doctor for their sports physicals. We're in the car. A familiar song comes on. They turn up the volume. We rock to the music and sing. My heart constricts. He loved this song. He loved music. We listened to so much music.He made music. And now; He's gone. My flesh and blood. The magnitude of the loss is crushing. How can we do this? How does the scheme of the family go? Who is first born? No one seems to know. My ... View Post
