When you send your 3rd graders to school with a kiss and a lunch packed with love, you expect them to return home to you at the end of the day. But sometimes they don’t. When your 8th grader complains of pain in his hip, you expect to give him some ibuprofen and for… Continue Reading
Category Archives: dreams
Shining Light into the Dark {a God sized dreams post}
I got alone with God this week. That usually corresponds to a good deal of writing {I added 2100 words to my manuscript on Monday!} and often results in conviction and action on my part as well. Sometimes, in the pursuit of this God-sized dream of mine, I get overwhelmed. Thoughts like “there are plenty… Continue Reading
Dreams need cheerleaders {a God sized dreams post}
She was my grandmother’s best friend for their entire adult lives. And Monday God called her home. Too soon. I am sad for her family. For her grandbabies. For her husband. For my grandmother. For her clients. and, I’m sad for me. Kaye always made sure to tell me she was proud of me. Even… Continue Reading
Because God dreamt it first (a God-sized Dreams post)
God’s gifts put man’s best dreams to shame. Elizabeth Barrett Browning This week (and please don’t remind my recovering Type-A self how many weeks behind I am because I will cry) Holley’s challenge to her God Sized Dream Team is to write about the “why” behind our dream. Why? Why do I keep trying… Continue Reading
Dear God Sized Dreamer
You. Yes, you. I am writing these words to you. You who works endless hours at a job you don’t feel called to because your family needs the income. You who stays up late and gets up early to create time to practice your craft. You that doesn’t speak of your dream out loud for fear others will… Continue Reading
Just do the next thing ~ A God-sized Dreams Post
I love to dream. I love to brainstorm. I love to see the big picture. There is a downside to being the big picture girl. The downside being those darn details. As a dreamer, the details can easily overwhelm and, at times, paralyze me. And my enemy, the one that pounces on weakness, he knows it.… Continue Reading
Trust when the way seems unclear
This coming Monday I start a new job. A full time 9-5 J-O-B. It is the right thing for my family and I have peace about the decision. God hasn’t shown me the {full} why of it all quite yet. I like to know the “why”, y’all. It is hard for a recovering Type-A like… Continue Reading