“It left me like a wet noodle.” Those are the words my younger sister used to describe the end result of giving in to past fear. She was encouraging me; exhorting me to rise up and defeat the anxiety that has held me captive for the past few weeks. Never mind the cause of it.… Continue reading Wet Noodle
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Migratory Heart
It’s a miracle that happens every spring in the north land. Birds, conspicuously absent on those cold and dismal winter days, like the apple blossoms that seem to pop out of nowhere, suddenly appear in the backyard. The last few weeks have been sprinkled with sightings of new arrivals, from the familiar sparrows, gold finches… Continue reading Migratory Heart
Mud in Your Eye
Have you ever prayed for healing that didn’t come? I sure have. More than once I mustered up every ounce of faith inside me, closed my eyes real tight, said the magic words and clicked my heels. And nothing happened. This is the stuff of life that stares faith right in the eyeballs and doesn’t… Continue reading Mud in Your Eye