Photo Credit: FreeImages.com/Bob Smith My heart shattered into a million little pieces. Boom. Rejection. Thump. Misunderstanding. Whack. Betrayal. Zap. Abandonment. With every lacerating blow, my outer shell cracked and crumbled until I was fully fractured. Alone and completely incapacitated, I crawled to the altar of surrender and laid my brokenness at His feet. I…
Photo Credit Yesterday, I drove the car home on close to empty and chose not to fill up the tank. And, of course, this morning, I kept hitting the snooze button and totally forgot that my car needed some attention. So, I puttered to work on fumes and a frantic prayer. The car was…
Photo Credit Apparently, today was a nightmare day — frightening and hellishly impossible to handle. I declared today a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day in every way, and I hadn’t even had lunch yet. What is a girl to do when the rain clouds hang heavy, and the outlook is gloomy?…
Photo Credit: Laszlo Zakarias, via Pixabay I remembered today. I was chatting with a friend when I recalled how God spoke to me. God spoke to me while I was rocking away on the porch at Cracker Barrel. Earlier that day, Bruce and I had decided to hit the road. We meandered around town…
I am a fan of the kiss. Yep, I must admit that I look forward to joining lips with my man as much as possible. His kiss is on my list. (Cue 80’s song here.) To kiss is to display respect, affection, love, and passion. Imagine my surprise when a sweet friend gave me a Peanuts…
Photo Credit I’m not even sure where I came across the phrase, but I keep turning it around in my mind. Hard Hallelujah Sometimes, we choose to lift up empty hands to our God and bless His name with our lips even though our heart is breaking. The Lord gives. The Lord takes…