Have you encountered folks with strong opinions? It seems more common to find people, even family and friends, that wish to tell us how to think and what to do. In a world filled with emphatic do’s and don’ts I’d like to encourage curiosity. Allow yourself to be a...
Forget Me Not!
You know those days when you are rudely awakened by life? You thought things were headed in one direction but now there is a chasm in that picture and you’re sucked back into a reality that seems to mock your hope. It’s as if your circumstances turn into a...
Another Long Night
Laurel woke in fear, her heart racing and sweat dripping from her brow. Her sheets were drenched. This seemed like unending torture night after night. The images that chased her in her sleep tormented her mind and left her no rest. None of it made any sense. She was...
Did You Know?
Did you know that it is possible to have and not have? Seems illogical, I know. Maybe you’ve personally experienced this, I know I have. I remember times in my life when I was gifted with many things and people. Yet oddly enough, I was empty. Don’t get me...
No Recounts at Heaven’s Gate!
Voting is a civic duty, a right as an American citizen and a privilege. However, if my faith were to rest in the election result of any ballot issue, I have missed the mark as a Christian. If my hope was dependent on Florida’s ability to accurately count votes,...
Busy Signal Blues
Who remembers the old fashioned “busy signal” way back in the day when we used land line telephones? It was the most annoying sound ever. Here I am trying to connect and share and all I hear is an overly loud repetitive beeping. It’s almost like the beep was...
Are YOU playing YOUR part?
When I was in high school, I was always a part of musical theatre performances, and I would audition every year with hundreds of other people for a part in one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Operas. I was blessed enough to be in four performances, however, I only had...
Blogimony
Today I celebrate my blogaversary. I knew nothing of the blogging world one year ago today, nothing. I didn’t know what a widget was, I thought a plugin was air freshener. But God knew! He knew that I could speak to wonderful people in Bulgaria, China, South Africa and...
Go!
It’s such a powerful word, go! I know when I hear ‘go’ from the Lord and I choose to stay, life gets uncomfortable. There is a lot of emphasis on learning how to be still and wait. This is wonderful because it emphasizes His Word and His Will. What...
The Trash Can
I am Sarah Elizabeth, a contributing writer for this blog . This is a poem I wrote about a year ago capturing the nightmare that was high school for me. I was bullied incessantly throughout high school, with one of the worst experiences being picked up, put in a...