Last night, my oldest daughter was feeling sad. She was hurting for a friend who she wishes she could help more. Her heart is so big and we talked through it a lot, figured out what she could do and what she just had to pray about and trust God with. Then I decided to... Continue Reading →
Frozen in Time
The river runs by And the spider will climb The ant will crawl And the bird will fly Yet here I sit Just frozen in time Not moving at all Afraid I'll fall The wind blows by me And the birds chirp their songs People are passing They're living their lives Yet here I sit... Continue Reading →
Finding the Words… Depression
Depression… that is a word that I find difficult to speak… difficult to write. As a child, I remember telling my mom I felt guilty. Now feeling guilty may not seem out of the ordinary, but I’d tell my mom I felt guilty ALL THE TIME. I had this feeling inside me that I couldn’t quite describe, and so I tried to name it… to understand it. As absurd as it sounds, I would say I felt guilty because I thought my bags in the trunk were too heavy and costing too much gas for the car. I was grasping for words to explain this feeling deep inside but I couldn’t quite find them.
Beauty in the Brokenness 