Where Do I go From Here? The “Firsts”
Seasons represent a space of time that has a beginning and an ending. Following the flood in Noah’s time, God promised that as long…
Where Do I go From Here? Loving One Another
Coming to the end of temporary things can bring our most important priorities into focus. Peter chose to shine a spotlight on the priorities…
Where Do I Go from Here? Home
The psalmist had learned where to find shelter, or rather, home. We long for home, especially during troubling times. The soldier longs for home while…
Where Do I Go From Here?
No matter your journey, Robin’s life story will encourage you to fall more in love with Jesus and desire to share…
What About Tomorrow?
What ability will he lose next? How long will this downward spiral go on and at what speed? When will he have to stop driving? When will I be unable to…
What About Me?
When my mentally-compromised loved one demands so much of my attention, energy, and effort, I need to take care of myself. This is not selfishness; this is survival…
Can I Even Do This?
I miss his counsel, advice, conversation, support, jokes, and enthusiasm for life. He has always been the extrovert and me the introvert, but I have to carry the…
Who Is This Person?
For months, my husband, Gregg, had been struggling to retrieve words and verbalize his thoughts. He seemed mildly confused…
Oh To Be Like Him
When others ask, “How are you doing?” I sometimes respond, “The Lord is giving me many opportunities to trust Him.” My life may be…
Help Is On The Way
The Bible, God’s infallible Word, is one continuous story of God keeping His promise to be with His chosen people. The sweet communion Adam and Eve enjoyed with God was broken…
Tell Them Hello
“Tell them hello for me” was one of Mom’s signature sayings. Depending on who “them” referred to, she might also tack on, “and that I love them.” I delivered her message…
Longing for Home
I watched as the EMTs carried Mom, cradled in her bedsheet, to the waiting ambulance. Though it appeared one of my worst fears, a fall-induced broken hip…
Who’s in Control?
It was difficult enough for me to watch Mom’s physical decline, but a year or so before she died, I started noticing changes in her mental capacity. Her inability to…
Role Reversal
Here in NW Georgia, spring is baby bird season – and baby deer, squirrels, and chipmunks. Juvenile squirrels relentlessly try to figure out how to breach…
Either Way, It Hurts
As I drove, hands clasping the steering wheel, praying we’d find Ray alive, it occurred to me that Chris’s question regarding someone accompanying me already provided a clue to what…
The Long Way Home
It took several months after my husband’s fatal heart attack before I was ready to hear the specifics of his final hours. But, when I was, one of his closest…
I Almost Touched a Whale
I pinched myself. Sue, pay attention; stay in the moment; live with expectancy. This is real. This is amazing. These God-created creatures are swimming…
Wilderness Worship on the Island of Grace
God's creativity, His grace offered by His creation, overflowed with gifts from the ocean. Before the tides rolled in in the early mornings, some…