Flags waving at every house, red-white-and-blue shirts and shorts, barbecues, independence-themed hashtags, parades, fireworks – these are the signs of a country with close to 319 million people celebrating their independence. It’s tradition, it’s meaningful, it’s patriotic – it’s what Americans know as the 4th of July. Two hundred and forty years ago, our forefathers… Continue reading The Ache for Freedom
You came into our longing. You came into the emptiness and aching of our hearts. You came to breathe life into our wounded and weary bones. You came to free us from fear and guilt. You never forgot us.You gently waited until the timing was perfect – – and you surprised us with a baby’s… Continue reading Dear Savior of our Souls …
A sweet piney scent as I walk in the door … garland above my window … twinkling lights out on my patio … wrapping paper and gift bags strewn about … Christmas stations set on my Pandora – the most wonderful time of the year has infiltrated my apartment, and I am soaking up every… Continue reading Interrupted Silence
The sun hid her face at noonday that Friday so long ago … for the Son, the Light of the world was about to be extinguished. Darkness fell across the land, mirroring the darkest battle in all of history – the most shocking transaction in the universe. God, the Maker of all things, said, “Yes.… Continue reading When the Sun Set on Friday …
They had waited. Through four hundred years of deafening silence. A weary nation under Roman rule – Hoping for light to break through the darkness that surrounded them. She was a teenage girl, Who grew up hearing of the prophecies. Yet never suspecting that she herself Would carry within her the fulfillment of those prophecies.… Continue reading When History Cracked in Two
Nails. Thorns. Blood. Mocking cries. Splintered wood. Tears of a mother. Kiss of a friend turned betrayer. A desperate prayer in the Garden. The cry of our Maker surrendering His spirit for a world He so tenderly loves. And I … I try so hard to wrap my mind around it … my broken lips… Continue reading April’s Atonement-This Captivating Love
… a heart full of joy. And this Thanksgiving, my heart is filled with joy at the memories created on this fourth November Thursday in 2011 … – That most sumptuous smell of roasting turkey permeating the house throughout the morning – Beautiful blessing text messages which make me smile like none other – Nine-year… Continue reading Cultivating Gratitude Leads To …
