Chop, chop, slide. The steam rose as the freshly cut carrots joined the soft, golden onions simmering in the pot. The crisp, wet smell of celery mixed in from the chopping board as it, too, met the business end of this Momma’s knife. The zucchini needed prepped and the herbs were at standby when the […]
Love Beyond Reason
Good and sensible persons can come to opposite conclusions. As I sat down to write, I genuinely had a string of thoughts run through my head of all the reasons I should call and say, ‘I am terribly sorry but will not be writing the blog post this week.’ I became conflicted because what reason […]
Truth versus Facts
Only a half-century ago [1800], a Christian speaker, mistrustful of men of science told them: ‘Stop finally, and do not dig to hell.’ Today gentlemen, reassured about the steadfastness of our unshakeable faith, we say, dig, dig again; the further down you go, the closer you come to the great mystery of the impotence of […]
A Thrice-Told Tale
Why would anyone ever write a story like that?!” Sobs from my sensitive middle child pierced my heartstrings as I held her and searched for words to console her. There were none that would. Her reaction had been as I expected but the Mama Bear instinct still swelled inside me wanting to shield her emotions […]
The Heart of Jesus
I’m not sure what your default “internal voice” is, but, too often, mine can be fairly harsh. I have spent far too many years held down by shame, beating myself up, ruminating over past sins or mistakes, or setting a bar for myself so unattainable in my mind that I’ve not even begun to take […]