Torturous wires taut across the neck, turning at the headstock, and slicing across the pads of a newborn guitarist’s fingers. The pianist inside me, trained in ramrod straight sitting and graceful keys lilting, protested at the intrusion of nylon and steel. It was too much, too painful, and I gave up before my fun manicured […]
God Will Restore You
I started watching this show, “Remedy,” about a chief of staff dad and his children, two daughters (a surgeon and a nurse) and a son, Griffin, working in the same hospital. Griffin is the black sheep of the family. He dropped out of med school. He was a drug addict. Disappeared for 2 years without […]
Bible Study: John 3, By Faith
Like that saying, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all,” I don’t always know what to write in this blog, and I don’t want to just write anything. So I figured, for my benefit and hopefully your encouragement, I’ll let the Author do the talking. So I’m starting a […]
Why I Don’t Celebrate Lent
I’ve been quiet on my blog this week. Maybe I over talked myself with The Single Woman’s 30-Day Blogging Challenge, but even though I haven’t posted anything, I’ve been reading. And I’ve been reading a lot about Lent. Lent started this week. I’ve been wanting to write about it, but…not. I’m torn. Here’s why. I’m part […]
The Answer to Loneliness
One of the tallest hurdles a single person goes through is loneliness. Like the old adage, “No man is an island,” people need other people. We need people to talk to, to sit in silence with, to laugh with or cry with, and even to hold (to hug, to pat on the shoulder, to give […]
See Past Our Giants
I was a perfectionist. Whether from the pressures of being the eldest child or the fear of punishment, I had to do everything right. When I messed up, I felt great shame and fear, and sometimes lied to cover up my mistakes. It took me a long time to understand God’s grace and what it […]
You’re On an Adventure With God
I love to travel. I don’t get to do it often, which is why it’s the one resolution I keep making every new year (to visit a US state I’ve never visited before). I enjoy exploring and seeing things I’ve never seen before. I enjoy being awed by what I can stumble onto. The saddest […]