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When we are down to nothing He is up to something
Have you been there? Down to nothing? I certainly have. I will never forget those moments of not knowing where to turn. The plans I thought would unfold never did. And I was left trapped in a dark well of grief and loss. But as I groped my way out I discovered the...
Shining Through The Gloom
Has grief held you fast in a pit where you cannot see God’s kindness? It’s so easy for that to happen, isn’t it? The pain. The sadness. The gut-wrenching sorrow . And with the passing of time it is all too easy for our eyes to dim to any sign of God’s kindness. It...
The Power To Influence
From the moment I heard the faint melody of “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy played on the black Steinway piano at the high school graduation I was gripped with this powerful desire to play it myself. I was a high school sophomore without a piano teacher but with a...
There Is Always Hope But It Doesn’t Always Happen
What do you do when you've prayed and prayed but God says no? You don't get the answer you've prayed for.... Your loved one doesn't get well.... The house is foreclosed on and in spite of all you do the miscarriage happens and you are left disappointed, empty and...
Going Backwards So You Can Go Forward
Just the thought of going backwards makes me cringe. I’m a forward thinking gal. I don’t like losing time. But I see it better as a runner and it’s true in all of life. Sometimes, not all the time, but sometimes you must go...
Possibilities
Waking up that morning I tip-toed downstairs so as not to awaken my daughters. Something was different. Something was changed. What could it be? I turned the coffee maker on, fed my begging lab and let him outside. Still thinking. Aware. Something was different....
Me? A Prayer Runner?
It happened quite by accident. Mornings began early with me putting on my running shoes and leaving my house. It was just beginning to grow lighter and my running settled into a moderate pace. Listening to the awakening birds. Watching the first light....
Transforming Disappointments
Disappointment stings. And sometimes no matter how much you tell yourself there are factors its not personal its ok inside your heart you feel disappointed. I wish I could take it away, wash it away, scrub the pain...
Turning Your Eyes
For many years prayer meant praying the problem away. Right? A little like Clairol washing the gray away by covering the grey. I’d pray and pray and trust that God had it in His control. My focus was on the difficulty that was beyond me; the need that threatened my...
Learning To Trust
From the time I was a young girl, I prayed. I knew without any doubt that this life was way too big for me. I needed God. I desperately needed Him. I learned to fold my hands and bow my head...