I love being misunderstood, judged, and accused…said no one ever. Note to my friends: I did mess up. I was wrong. Some things were just poor judgement and others flat out sin! (See my recent blog post Foot In Mouth.) When this happens, when I mess up or sin, I feel worthless.…
Two years ago I wrote the poem “Today” which is included in “My Journey through Grief into Grace.” The poem was recently quoted on While We’re Waiting’s Facebook page. Here is the poem with scripture references in parentheses. TODAY Today I choose to trust You. (Psalm 25:2) Today I choose to not be anxious about…
When did that happen? Was it last week? Or was it last year? Was that before The Accident? Or was it just after? What time was it? The seconds tick by so slowly. Minutes. Hours. Seem to last forever. Days seem so long! The years since I heard him laugh, It’s been forever since I…
Her hair is faded to white. She is fair-skinned and thin. Her memory may some day begin to fade. Mine will not. I will always remember. I remember when they met. I didn’t like her. I still had fantasies that they’d get back together, my mom and dad; we’d be a happy family. Not again,…
Just a thought… Maybe when I am a bit weepy over things said or songs sung… Maybe when tears slip down my cheek as I watch my family play… Maybe when my eyes leak at the mention of the cross or the sight of a new born babe… Maybe when I cry at sweet memories…
June 1-30 Challenge Day 17 Seventeen Syllables June 17, 1971. The Okinawa Reversion Agreement was signed. This agreement between the United States and Japan returned control of Okinawa to Japan. A Haiku is a traditional Japanese form of poetry. It is three lines: the first and third lines have five syllables each and the second…
June 1-30 Challenge Day 14 Fourteen Line Poem June 14, 1578. Fourteen-year-old William Shakespeare wrote his first sonnet. Actually, I made that up. Shakespeare really was 14 in 1578, and he did write sonnets. But no one knows when he wrote his first sonnet. Today may be the day you write your first sonnet, though.…
I walked through the Valley. Sudden death. Sudden loss. All the while, You were there. You did not leave me. You showed that You care. I walked through the Valley. So much pain. So much grief. There was much sorrow. Yet You carried me through All the way to the ‘morrow. I walked through the…
My life has included: Pain Addiction Resentment Abortion Loneliness Divorce Grief Alcoholism Cancer Abuse Rape Death Loss Bitterness Anger Hate Disappointment Betrayal Illness Suffering. Some of this was me, some was people I loved. All of it was bad. All of it was ugly. My life has also included: Joy Life Forgiveness Goodness Love Healing…
Fear. A four letter word. I hate it! But those of us who have experienced this tragedy live with fear. Not as others do, for they may fear the unknown. We fear what we know. We fear losing another child. Yet, even in the midst of tragedy, scripture is still true. God is still compassionate,…
