Think back to a time in your life when things were just plain hard. Do you remember being in a bit of a fog? With any traumatic event, I would say this “fog” is something that is to be expected, though I did not see it coming. I’ve heard it said that being under anesthesia,…
At our church service Sunday night, the pastor read through the changes our church had experienced. Loss of life, yet also bringing about of new life too. It created a mental picture in my head of how God is constantly in the business of redeeming His creation, through each one of us. Each one of…
Roads blanketed in snow, hands sweaty gripping the steering wheel. Eyes locked on the tail lights ahead of me, but my ears attuned to what the radio host just asked the listeners, myself, to consider. What is one word that would describe my year? Challenge accepted. I could not help but ponder the question that…
The hum of the highway was an all too familiar sound as we made our way down to Ann Arbor today for my post op appointment. It is the only highway route I have taken since October 19, when we headed down to Michigan for my first surgery. That was also the last time I…
This season of life sure has been challenging, and a call to perseverance and trust. I admit I often did not understand why God would not take away the pain, the tears, and the struggle. Pain so intense that multiple times I started to pass out. Yet it was in those times, when I had…
Life is going well. Things seem to be breezing along, when all of a sudden, God calls a time out. You stop, look back, look up, whatever, and wonder WHAT? Life is not going well. Things seem to be spinning out of control, when all of a sudden, God calls a time out. You stop,…
