A couple of nights ago, it was cold and rainy here...and dark too. Our family was snuggled up by the fire watching a Christmas special and making our holiday to-do lists. Actually, it was more like a to-do chart. Our doorbell rang and we looked at each other, startled. It seemed too late for our… Continue reading Light in the Darkness
Tag: God
Radiance
It's been on my mirror for almost a year now; in pink script letters, the word "Radiance". It is there to remind me that in 2014 my one word was radiance. I chose it because I wanted God's light to shine in me, through me and reflect off of me. I was inspired by the… Continue reading Radiance
Pumpkin Joy
For the second year in a row, our church has sponsored a Pumpkin Patch to raise money for our church's teenagers to go on summer mission trips. Having a Pumpkin Patch is quite an endeavor, requiring a massive amount of volunteers to staff it daily for all of October. It takes a village. We have… Continue reading Pumpkin Joy
Mammogram Monday
Yesterday I preached a sermon on anxiety. First though, I arrived at the church where I was preaching with 10 minutes to spare and then noticed I didn't actually have my sermon notes with me. This is a very anxiety producing feeling. What occurred in the next 15 minutes was a flurry of me driving,… Continue reading Mammogram Monday
Healing
Two years ago this week, I found a lump in my breast and began a journey with breast cancer that I never signed up for. In spite of never signing up, I was lucky. It was caught early, small, not in my lymph nodes. It required surgery, radiation and now a five year course of medication… Continue reading Healing
