Dear God, Thank you for…everything. Life, health, family and friends, justice for evil, peace and purpose. You are Jehovah-jireh, the Lord who provides. You owe me nothing. Yet You gave…everything. And I am so grateful! Thank you that You are a Father to the fatherless and near to the brokenhearted. Thank you that even in... Continue Reading →
Connecting to Power
I haven't written a poem in years; I almost felt like I'd forgotten how. Tonight, I proved myself wrong. Earlier this evening, I was sitting around, enjoying the soft quiet, when this random line floated through my mind: "It's so easy to dissociate in a clean room." And then, of course, I could feel the... Continue Reading →
Being Honest with God: A Typewritten Lament (and Health Update)
Dear friend, I’m sorry I've been away for a while; there's a reason for that. Between work, life, and chronic health issues zapping my strength (both physically and emotionally), I haven’t had the energy to write. Still, I’ve been wanting to update you for a while now and I recently sat at the typewriter to... Continue Reading →
The Beauty of Gentleness
In Galatians 5:22, Paul writes out the fruits of the Spirit for the Christians at Galatia. There are the big ones that everyone knows: love and hope, and then... gentleness? I have read this verse numerous times, and even memorized it when I was younger, but I never stopped to consider each one until recently.... Continue Reading →
Lived Loved: A Good Friday Devotional
Holy Spirit spoke these words to me upon waking this morning: “Lived loved. Live as if you know without a shadow of doubt—in every bone in your body, in the very core of your soul I breathed life into—that I love you.” Lord, I admit, I don’t live that way. I can be a very... Continue Reading →
Musings of a Wanderer 