Just the Beginning

The car slowed in front of me with its blinker on, but quickly sped past after surveying the situation. One look, and I understood why. The armed guards blocking the road were enough to frighten even the innocent. But they didn’t scare me. Nothing…

Dec 18

Eating an Elephant

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. The Israelites were perched on the edge of the Jordan River. As they stood, they looked out at the land before them and felt overwhelmed. They were given a gift but were afraid…

Dec 10

Holding On

“I’m falling, hold me,” my grandmother’s eyes were wide as she reached out her hands looking for something to grasp. “I’ve got you, Grandmother. I won’t let you fall,” I assured her. My pregnant swollen fingers wrapped around her wrinkled ones. I could feel…

Dec 7

Turn Your Head

“Come on, sweet girl. Turn your head this way,” I coaxed my newborn baby. As I tried to gently turn her soft head to the left, she tensed up and held her head in the opposite direction. I sighed, envisioning her head forming in…

Nov 16

Foxes in Facebook

Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom. Song of Solomon 2:15 NIV It all starts so innocently. No one is supposed to get hurt. But you are faced with a decision. Nothing monumental.…

Nov 10