As shelter in place lingers on and I have recently been checking in on people, there is a very common thread that is growing. Grief. Loss. Uncertainty. Fear. Depression. Doubt. But in the same conversation I also hear the other side. Hope. Joy. Faith. Trust. Belief. The current COVID-19 realities that we are living is…
Month: May 2020
Perseverance
“Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we don’t give up.” Galatians 6:9 (ESV) Have you seen the Army guarding the tomb of the Unknown Soldier? How they don’t stop even in severe weather? The Old Guard, members of the Third Infantry Regiment, keep 24 hour,…
War at Home
I remember when we only had two kids, our oldest daughter and our first son. Our son was a momma’s boy. Every morning he would crawl up in my lap to drink his bottle of milk and we would have snuggle time. It was our special morning routine. For a little over two years of…
A Grandmother’s Influence
In early March, my husband and I embarked on a long-planned trip overseas, part of which was a reflective tour of the seven churches of Revelation. We had been looking forward to it for a long time, but as the time to leave approached, we realized that we would not see our grandkids (and the…