Shield and Reward

Ever feel numb, like your heart has developed callouses?  Sometimes we have to see someone else with what we yearned for to penetrate the callouses and remind us of our deep desires. To make us admit the loss we keep denying. This happened to me today. I saw a photo on FB (I know, big…

Remembering and Rising

 On Monday a dear friend texted us.  Well, actually, he dictated to his wife who texted us.  He told us that he had been in a car accident the week prior and was paralyzed from the neck down. He asked us to pray for him.  We were shocked and heartbroken.  Dear Husband texted back and…

Happy

  Cold, windy, grey day.  “But it’s late Spring.  It’s supposed to be warmer in late Spring,” complain  my cold ears, hands and knees as I kneel in the damp earth planting squash starts.  Things aren’t always what they should be.   I’m thinking the weather reflects the heart-wrenching message I got this morning from…