Waiting in Wonder I love to inspire others and reach out to help others. I have always wanted to share my experiences and to bless the people around me. Back in January 2013 I began praying about my purpose in life and asking God to give me direction in regards to this question. I recordedContinue reading “Waiting in Wonder”
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Live YOUR Life – Review and Tool from Byron Katie’s Book
Live YOUR Life – Review and Tool from Byron Katie’s Book Today I have discarded all of my notes and want to write from recent experience. Many of my friends and loved ones are going through very serious trials and tribulations. As I listen to them speak of these things in my mind I soContinue reading “Live YOUR Life – Review and Tool from Byron Katie’s Book”
A New Leg of My Journey
A New Leg of My Journey Twenty five years ago chemotherapy looked so very different than it does now. This was before nausea medicine, before steroid injections, before platelet shots. Back then most blood transfusions were not scanned for HIV and most drugs were experimental. Treatment with chemo often took a patient to the brinkContinue reading “A New Leg of My Journey”
Butterfly, oh Nancy
This is a poem that I wrote for my friend Nancy. She has been a very dear friend of mine for the past ten or so years. She is always inspiring, encouraging, and uplifting. As I scuttled around the house one morning this poem and picture was in my mind for her. It is suchContinue reading “Butterfly, oh Nancy”
As a Hip Amputee I can’t run but I can Hide!
Am I the only amputee that finds myself afraid of things I can’t run from? No, I am not talking about things like bears, cheetahs, and wolves because no one can outrun them and I don’t really feel that I am on a different playing field where they are concerned. I’m talking the REALLY dangerousContinue reading “As a Hip Amputee I can’t run but I can Hide!”
Subjected to Truth
Today I have discarded all of my notes and want to write from recent experience. Many of my friends and loved ones are going through very serious trials and tribulations. As I listen to them speak of these things in my mind I so clearly hear their heart crying out, “Why?! I just want thisContinue reading “Subjected to Truth”
Fire Restoration
This week is Holy Week and I wanted to reflect on our God, how big He is and how He orchestrated the greatest rescue by sending His son to save us! Fire Restoration A year after we were married we were living in the small one bedroom apartment I rented as a single woman. WeContinue reading “Fire Restoration”
Drowning Out the Noise with Stillness
Drowning Out the Noise with Stillness “Let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalm 46:10 AMP There is a lost art of “being still” that I believe we need to practice and understand moreContinue reading “Drowning Out the Noise with Stillness”
Heavenly Mindset in an Earthly Realm
At the beginning of the year I wrote in my journal something that I felt the Lord was revealing to me about my personal life this year. I wrote: “This is the year for shaking. 2013 was a year for growing roots but 2014 is shaking and strengthening these roots….Your roots are not complete yet! Continue reading “Heavenly Mindset in an Earthly Realm”
Preparing our Nets for Harvest
Preparing our Nets for Harvest Recently I was invited by my friend Madison Brown to Elizabethtown College where she is a senior. She took my husband and me to a quaint coffee house in the downtown district that was so comfortable, casual, and wonderful that I felt as if I were stepping onto the 90’sContinue reading “Preparing our Nets for Harvest”
Crutchprints in the Sand 