“You hold her, I’ll hold you, and God will hold me.” Altho we have known this couple for decades, it wasn’t until this past week that I heard this heart-wrenching story of their last hours with the little one they lost. The mother and I were standing in her kitchen chatting when she told me the…
Category: Inspiration
What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
It isn’t always those major decisions, sometimes it’s the little decisions that steal your peace. Just the everyday choices that badger you with nagging doubt. What if . . .? Should I . . .? Which one? Maybe I shouldn’t have . . . Here’s a very mundane example. Husband and I have been gifted…
Why the Wait?
She had sat on that pew for 80 years. When she was a young bride, she had moved into the house next door to the church. Every Sunday she came to church and sat on that pew listening to the Scriptures with her heart. As her family grew, she brought them to church with her. …
My Shield
The surgeon was mystified. She had anticipated a 1.5 to 2 hour surgery to blast apart the large kidney stone and remove the bits. But at the beginning of the surgery when she inspected my ureter to locate the stone, she got quite a surprise. The stone wasn’t there. Gone. During the post-op consultation with Husband…
Poor Me
Yikes! That’s ugly! Really disgusting. Gross! I was resentful and grouchy. How dare Husband be so optimistic?! He kept telling our concerned family members that I was doing better. But I was still miserable and I wanted others to know it. I wanted sympathy and validation. Whoa! Since when is it someone else’s…
Other Centric
A tale of two doctors. The other day I saw two doctors. The stark comparison gave me pause. One doctor entered the room with a gentle presence that immediately calmed our fears. He looked us in the eye, listened attentively, and treated us with kindness and respect. His compassion spoke to deep parts of us….