Today, at Bible class, a sister of the faith said something to me that I will not soon forget. As I grieved the fact that I find myself struggling still with certain issues that I thought would have long since been resolved, she told me that I actually should be needing God more and more, […]
A “Giant” of the Faith
Just this week, I learned of the passing of someone most dear to me, someone whom I met in my twenties just after my father’s death–and someone who very quickly became a father-figure to me. He was there for me in many of those big moments of life down here…..when I got my doctorate, when […]
In The Game?
On this lovely afternoon, while playing ball with our rescue dog, I had quite a revelation regarding my relationship with God. Our dog, who loves to play ball almost as much as she loves to eat (and that’s a whole lot), kept trying to run by me on the deck just after she caught […]
A Forced Healing
Yesterday, I bumped into a contemporary who was diagnosed with a different form of advanced stage cancer not long after I became critically ill from multiple myeloma. When I asked how she was doing, she told me that she had just undergone another surgery. And as I marveled at how well she appeared to be […]
Who and How God is
Just this week, from a woman who appears to be very kind and well-meaning, I heard a comment about God that I believe would have put me in a place very far off from God had I heard it years ago when I was at quite a different place in my relationship with him. This […]
Fear or Freedom
For many years, I’ve been told, via words from God himself, that perfect love casts out fear; and I’ve continued to wonder, relentlessly, why I cannot seem to find a way to live life down here with less fear and more freedom. And it occurred to me as I read a book yesterday, written by […]
Suffering and Serenity
The Thursday before last I had the privilege of sharing parts of my story again at a different church in Raleigh–this time with the ladies who are part of the Bible class I am a member of currently. A part of me was dreading this particular day because I was asked to share a devotional […]
“Miracles” (at Samaria)
On Wednesday of last week I had the privilege of speaking at a Raleigh church (Samaria), and the feelings I had upon arriving there as well as upon heading home were almost identical to the feelings I had the very first time I ever stood up in front of a group and shared my story. […]
Remembering (and Limping)
Toward the end of last year, one of my dearest friends, Walinda, asked me if I’d be willing to guest post on her blog, Glorious Weakness. Below is the post I chose to share (which is actually a repost from 2014 just before the holidays). I hope that you’ll also take the time to check […]
A Love Song
Within the past week, after celebrating another chronological birthday, I chose to return to a habit I developed years ago; I decided to spend some time each day meditating on the psalm from Scripture whose number coincides with the age I am, which is now 45. And this habit is how I discovered a love […]