Dear Friend, I know I've been away for a while. Sorry. Chronic health issues, and life, have zapped my energy like a cow trying to drink a milkshake through a bendy straw. Earlier tonight, I was scrolling through old posts and this one gave me pause, offering hope through hard truths that weren't as easy... Continue Reading →
Nothing New Under the Sun: A Reading Response to The Screwtape Letters, Letter 23
Even the Enemy knows that there’s nothing new under the sun
“I’ll Praise You in This Storm”: Finding God Through Pain and Recovery
I wanted to write sooner—to update you, to process—but fear (and writer’s block) held me back. Fear of vulnerability. Fear of being honest about what the recovery process has been like. But today, I’m pushing past the fear. Before the sun rose, Holy Spirit woke me up with a song: Casting Crowns’ Praise You in... Continue Reading →
Finding Glimpses of God in the Dark
I’ve been away for a bit, trying to get everything prepared as quickly as possible for knee surgery—the date has moved to this month (December 17)—in the midst of work (and its stressors), communications with the doctors and surgery scheduler (and their sweet kindness and grace), and finally, forcing myself to be quiet enough to... Continue Reading →
Silencing the ‘Should’ Monster: The Beginning of Grace
“F.A.I.L. Remember the acronym? What I told you all those years ago?” J. asked me last night in response to me shouting “I’ve failed!” at him while throwing my covenant ring at his chest. * I was relaying the tale of the silent panic attack and flashback I had when I went to dessert with... Continue Reading →
Musings of a Wanderer 