Learning to Trust – When You Need Water In Your Desert
A knot tightened in my stomach as I sorted through the stack of notices demanding payment with money that did not come in that month. As a single mom, with little or no child support, money was always an issue. This month, in particular, was difficult. My income...
How We Measure the Size of the Waves
My grandchildren stand at the water’s edge watching small shells disappear into the surf washed sand, and yell into the wind as if it was how you joined the choir of the universe. Waves bigger than life pound at their feet, but there is no fear as long as...
When You Are In The Same Boat
The sky puffs up dark gray, and storm clouds darkening the horizon are coming in like a bully looking for a fight. Lightning crackles within the gray, sending moms scrambling for children and beach towels as the wind playfully kicks up sand on the beach. A small...
Monster in the Shadows
You shall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not let the salt of the covenant with your God be missing from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt. “If you offer a grain offering of first fruits to the Lord, you shall...
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