“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.” Isaiah 9: 6-7 (NIV) It was a morning like every other. My two blond daughters sat on bar stools in our kitchen, eating breakfast and getting ready for school. I was pouring myself a cup of coffee and packing lunches for the day as they chitchatted together. You never know when children will open their mouths and say something so brutally honest it makes you laugh out loud or ask a question which leaves you speechless for an answer. Occasionally they unknowingly speak a truth so profound you wonder why you never realized it on your … [Read more...]
Waiting
I’m so tired of waiting; waiting for an answer, waiting for chicken to defrost, waiting for my kids to pee, waiting for God to answer a prayer, waiting for life to get better. It would seem the only way to learn patience is to have to be patient and I’m not okay with that. I would like for my problems to be solved now. I would like for my kids to literally “pee or get off the pot.” I would like for God to shoot me a quick e-mail regarding our agenda for the day. But unfortunately for me and all of my Type A friends, that’s never going to happen. Psalm 32:8 (NKJV) says, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.” How is this even possible? How would you go about guiding someone with your eye? Your finger or your mouth I could understand, by pointing or speaking out instructions-- but with your eye? The word ‘eye’ in this passage in the original language means, “vantage point.” This makes much more sense. Especially when you … [Read more...]
Tales from the Abyss
On good days I can see it with a clarity that borders on being hallucinogenic: my purpose; to serve God by serving His people. My purpose is to serve my family, my husband and children and to over share the details of my life for His glory. Most days I enjoy what I’m called to do. I thrive on the humor I find in life and the joy that God has given me in my children. But for the last six months, I’ve barely been able to pray, much less be joyful about doing God’s will. It’s not that I’ve “backslidden” or turned away from God, I’ve simply been so physically sick that the only thing on my mind has been the next small function that is key to survival: drink water, rest, eat, try not to overdo it, sleep. After spending weeks in the bed the physical strain began to affect me mentally; I was isolated from my friends, and even from my family. Not that I felt like chatting with anyone but simply being alone for days at a time, only interacting with my family when someone drove me to the … [Read more...]
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