A Watched Pot Never Boils

I’m waiting for a phone call. Any phone call. I’ve never felt so unsettled about anything in my life! I received news yesterday that a cousin of mine has passed away, but nobody can get in touch with anybody to find out what happened! She and her husband and little fella who is a month [...]

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I am a United States Veteran

I joined the Navy in ‘94 when I was 20. It wasn’t because I had any despeate desire to defend our country. I didn’t really understand what it all meant, really. I was pretty naive. Innocent. I was going to a community college and was at the point of transferring to a university when I [...]

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Dear Friends and Family

Dear Friends and Family,
I hope this letter finds you and your family well. I am writing to share with you an amazing opportunity that has been placed before me.
Many years ago a seed was planted in my heart for international missions with an image of little brown faces. For so many years I could [...]

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Missions

In 2002 a seed was planted in my heart about missions. Perhaps I’ve shared this before, but at the time, I didn’t think it could be possible. Who am *I* that I could do something so important as missions. I mean, my life was a disaster. It didn’t seem real, but it was real enough [...]

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Feeling a pinch better today; a bit more energy. I’ve been so exhausted. My head has been cloudy. Life blurry. Sluggin’ along one day at a time. I’ve lost all concept of days and time and when things happened. The past three months has been a bit crazy. I think the pain medication I was [...]

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Single Parent Prayers

Lord, grant me
Time enough
to do all the chores, join in the games, help with the lessons, and say the night prayers, and still have a few moments left over for me.
Energy enough
to be bread-baker and breadwinner, knee-patcher and peacemaker, ballplayer and bill juggler.
Hands enough
to wipe away the tears, to reach out when I’m needed, to [...]

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Growing Pains

I’ve turned in the overwhelming oppressive yucky feeling about needing to do the right thing for a heart broken feeling. A self induced dumping myself out of the boat into cold frigid, rough waters. Whilst trying to gain my bearings…feels like I’ve been doing that for MONTHS now…my head is all over the place. Mostly [...]

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Here I Am, Please Send Me…

It started somewhere around 2002…this pressing in my heart about Missions. Gospel for Asia was at the church that I attended for a Missions focus weekend. I picked up a book that was to sit in my book collection, unopened, until about a month ago. I can’t believe I still had [...]

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Happy Father’s Day!

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there!
For those who do not have Dad’s, know that there IS a Father out there who is seeking you out right now. He wants to be your Father. He is the Father to the Fatherless. (Psalm 68:5)
And for those who are not yet Father’s, there are [...]

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Drifting

Last weekend I went on a Retreat to the beach. This is my fifth year going and something profound always takes place there, although I don’t ever realize it until afterwards. It’s like there’s an intensive intake and it takes a week or so for it to relax and reveal all the goodness contained there. [...]

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