Little girl plastered to a window in the midst of an afternoon downpour, heartsick at wings clipped, dying to go outside, not allowed, hopes dim, singing, “rain, rain, go away. come again another day…”. She’s me. I was barely three or four, but loved the outside more than the in. I’m certain there were some …
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Hidden
Walking in our neighbor’s house through an unlocked back door to help myself to the dolls of my older friend who was away at school…my stomach churned with this forbidden act…yet I continued until I was safely in the side yard of this neighbor’s home, playing happily with stolen dolls. It felt like only minutes …
Fatherless?
“Do not move the ancient boundary or go into the fields of the fatherless, for their Redeemer is strong. He will plead their case against you.” -Proverbs 23:10,11 The princess had the world by the tail. She was full of life and plans; lots of plans. She was pursuing the course set before her with …
creativity
When I was little…I loved to create things. I loved to sing out loud at the top of my lungs. I painted pictures with abandon. I made up stories; yarns a mile long. I made mud pies with fancy flower toppings. I dreamed and imagined and got lost in the creative. I played house; made …
Proverbs Seven
“…dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart…boisterous, rebellious, her feet do not remain at home…she seizes, she kisses…’I have come out to meet YOU’ she says, ‘ to seek your presence earnestly…”-proverbs 7:10-11,15 this is my familiar friend. her name is worry. her name is fear…her name is control…her name is my weakness…she comes …
Burdening
Sleep thick over my eyes. Feeling immovable. Curl up, stay still, never get up again. Heaviness upon me. Heavy heart within. I am rarely in this place. I wake with plans every day. My mind is rolling before my feet touch the floor. I must force myself to sit still with tea and bible in …
Pilgrimage
My first grandchild, Lucy Elizabeth, was born in 2006. The unbelievable joy! The indescribable pride! The absolute delight and thrill that this birth brought to me was more than words can cover. This child was more beautiful than any I had seen before and her presence was embedded in my heart. What is it about …
Return to the Potter
My Potter. I know it’s been awhile since we’ve sat together in the creative, Lord, but I feel You now. I feel Your thumb on me. You are smoothing out the wobbly sides of my vessel. You apply Your living water to my cracked and broken edges. I can feel the water spilling over me, …
Shades of Grief
It started with quiet weeping…slowly, the weeping became wailing; heart wrenching, depths of the soul sorrow spilling out all around me. I sat still and quiet as I listened from my chair next door. I was afraid to move; afraid to disturb the woman’s pain. Silent tears rolled down my face as I was witness …
A Friend Closer Than A Brother
“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity…” -Proverbs 17:17 I woke up this morning with a woman on my mind and heart. She has been laced through my thoughts all day long. I have been thinking about her family, the things I have heard her say, the people I …