Enclosed. Waiting. Staring up into the emptiness reaching for a glimpse of light. Then the speckles filtering in become brighter and brighter. Squinting, stretching your limbs into the fresh clear air. Gazing out at the wide world full of new possibilities. All the time spent waiting, wondering when the new growth would begin. Was giving…
Character development doesn’t happen in a vacuum. If you’ve ever had the thought “I need to remove myself from the community so that I don’t hurt anyone” – this is a tribute to you. To your heart. Your beautiful, growing, and admittedly deceitful heart (Jeremiah 17:9). I have both been told by individuals in my…
What is the worst week that you have ever had? I guarantee that Job had a worse one- losing his family, livelihood and health all in a week is a pretty shocking run. Job tried to reason what had happened to him- he sat in the dirt with his friends beside him and contemplated what…
It was early one morning in November I was on my way home from a sleepover shift as a support worker when I received a call from my husband saying he was not feeling well & had gone home from work. I immediately knew something was not right. Steven (my husband) rarely had a day…
If you’re like me, the new year always brings heavy thoughts on transition — what it looks like, what it feels like, and how to move through it with as much grace as possible. I am not a massive fan of setting resolutions, however, I do appreciate the idea of having a new opportunity, a…