My cutie-pie step grandbaby. Photo creds to Reshelle Stockton (both pics). Oh, how we long to be comforted like a child who cries for her mama in the middle of a midnight thunderstorm! Somehow it’s not as acceptable to carry around a well-worn Minnie Mouse or stuffed puppy for security when we’re 49 as whenContinueContinue reading “Comfort in the Storm: Part 3 of Jesus in the Storm”
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Love Letters
Eight years ago, on my very first Valentine’s Day as a grieving, scared, newly separated, single mom, I got the ultimate rejection: legal separation papers. Yes, they were actually delivered on Valentine’s Day. I’m pretty sure I went through a whole box of tissues that day. Last year, separated from my second husband, I foundContinueContinue reading “Love Letters”
Why I Have to Write
Last week I shared why I’m afraid to write my story. It was enough to scare me off all over again! This week I want to share why, in spite of my fears, I feel compelled to write anyway. God has put in my heart to share my story in order to help others whoContinueContinue reading “Why I Have to Write”
Why I’m Afraid to Write My Story
I’ve been procrastinating, which is unlike me. I’ve decided that this is the year to tell my story, but I want to communicate it with redemption and hope. As I was trying to figure out why I felt so anxious whenever I thought of writing recently, I came up with this (probably partial) list ofContinueContinue reading “Why I’m Afraid to Write My Story”
Out With the Old; In With the New
So, maybe I’m a few days late to the game, but I’m still working on my vision for 2020. How ‘bout you? Or maybe your goals have already fizzled, and you need a reminder to reboot them. Here’s your invitation to keep working toward your 2020 vision! Some of my goals feel so big andContinueContinue reading “Out With the Old; In With the New”
What to Say Instead
Nothing! Yes, often the best thing to say is nothing at all. But that’s so hard for this fix-it society. In fact, I caught myself opening my mouth to spout a fix-it verse just the other day. We often feel like when someone says something, we have to respond. Right that second. Don’t. Stop. Listen.ContinueContinue reading “What to Say Instead”
Jesus Is Not a Band-Aid
My people are broken—shattered!— and they put on Band-Aids,Saying, “It’s not so bad. You’ll be just fine.”But things are not “just fine”!Jeremiah 6:14 (MSG) When you fall down the stairs carrying a bag of groceries and rip every tendon and ligament in your ankle, it hurts. A lot. You have surgery to repair said tendons andContinueContinue reading “Jesus Is Not a Band-Aid”
How Big Is Your Cross?
How big is your cross? Depends on your proximity. If you’re close, your cross is big. If you’re far away, your cross is small. In our oversized, bigger-is-better world, we equate size with greatness. But here’s the thing, sometimes we just need to get closer in order for it to be bigger. When we getContinueContinue reading “How Big Is Your Cross?”
If I Don’t Say It . . .
If I don’t say it, it’s not true. If I don’t say it, it didn’t happen. If I don’t say it, I can sweep it under the carpet. Right? As much as my reticent Scottish ancestry would like to believe that, it’s not accurate. Feelings can only be suppressed for so long; events happen whetherContinueContinue reading “If I Don’t Say It . . .”
Don’t Pet the Bison
. . . And other things you don’t think you have to tell your kids. I asked some of my mom friends for the most outrageous things they’d ever had to tell their kids not to do, and here’s what they told me (along with a few that have come out of my own mouth): ContinueContinue reading “Don’t Pet the Bison”
Bethany LaShell 