Luminescent

Where do I begin? What do I say? Well, to be honest my friend, I'm not exactly sure but, I will give it my best effort. These are my first thoughts I've actually written down since Mom passed. Each minute, hour and day since she left my thoughts have been all consuming my mind and …

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Unsettling

Across the hall from mom two chairs are pushed together to make a makeshift cot. A Spurs ball-cap pulled down over his eyes my husband attempts to catch some rest while his sister and niece stay with mom. The nursing home AC unit is set to a frigid temperature. It was comfortable when he closed …

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Tender Heart

I awake each day and go to sleep at night as a miracle of God Through biopsy, diagnosis, surgery, and infection the disease did cause Treatment was decided, and foreign implants strategically placed “Never will I be as I was.”, as solemnness shows on my face I do not share my testimony for pity or …

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Suddenly Seahorse

The book of Genesis is penned so beautifully and it starts with "In the beginning God created..." Immediately you are drawn in and want to keep reading, and so you do. Fast forward to day four of creation and ... Then God said, “Let the water swarm with[f] living creatures, and let birds fly above …

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Create in Me…

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 (NIV) As I lay my head on my pillow a thousand miles away from my husband this is my earnest prayer to create in me a pure heart and for God to renew a steadfast spirit. Oh, it's going …

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