The Greatest Song You’ve Never Heard
Do you hear that? Stop for a second. Listen. It’s faint but undeniably present. Can you hear it? It seems to be . . . a melody. It is distant, almost inaudible. If you strain you will hear it more clearly. It is beautiful, wistful, enrapturing. This is the sound of your life. Indeed, life […]
A Certain Man from Cyrene
I’ve been a mess lately. Completely wrecked. I’ve honestly been questioning whether or not it’s worth it to feel all the feelings. Something happened to me after the Velvet Ashes retreat and it was followed up by the week of “Edge” posts. I guess I actually gave myself permission to get closer to the edge […]
Re-entry in the Cereal Aisle
I made one terribly wrong turn. I steered the grocery cart into the cereal aisle at our local grocery store in the States when we had only been back on U.S. soil for less than a week. My heart leapt for joy at the sight of all those beautiful boxes. Ah, CHOICE! Glorious choice! CEREAL! […]
Change: A Distraction or a Tool?
I am currently looking out the window in my childhood home. The last time I truly lived here was almost thirteen years ago and I was just starting high school. At that point I had never lived overseas and this home was the only one I could remember. Countless moves and multiple countries later, I’m […]
One Sure Thing That Changes Change
We live in Istanbul. We’ve been here six years. We’re moving back to England next year. Change. Huge change. Two of our children are fine with that. Two are not. It’s tough. The last few days have been full of questions and assertions from my two children who want to stay here. “Are we definitely […]
When Jesus Invites You to the Beach
Come. Come to the beach. Let’s talk. I’ve got a warm fire going for you and breakfast started for you…I know it’s been a long night. I have words for you. I have more for you. You are not done. No, definitely not yet. You may feel like it is all over because you are […]
Remember When
My dream is dead. “And a Happy Easter to you!” you would reply. I can’t pinpoint when it happened exactly, but the slow decline of its vibrancy has placed it on life support for too long. And I am the one doctor remaining in the operating room who refuses to admit it’s over, while everyone […]
Birth
What beautiful reminders we’ve had this week of the anticipation and birth of the One who reconciles and makes Himself known to us. How telling that He didn’t just appear, but was carried in the womb of an ordinary woman chosen to birth Him. Every single one of us birth something. For some, it’s little […]
Word Prompt: Return
Summer is just around the corner. For many of us that means a change is coming. And maybe you feel that change sitting at the forefront of your mind. Someone you know and love is leaving. Someone new and unknown is coming. Maybe you are the one packing your bags, heading “home” for a visit, […]