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Fresh off of ‘vacation’, I have found myself back to rushing through the day, allowing small frustrations to build up into bigger problems. Today, the last straw came when my pharmacy turned a prescription pick-up into a two-day process. With no air conditioning in my car, the temperature in my mind was rising as fast…
The thermostat arrow has been brushing 90 degrees for nearly a week in my house. Under the rising temps of the Tennessee summer sun, I was informed that the air conditioning compressor broke. I am hot, and my temper is infuriated with each passing minute inside these walls. It feels like a furnace of frustration…
I stepped in with caution and looked to my left. There she was, one of my deepest of friends, waiting patiently with her chin resting in her hands propped up on the table. She jumped up with delight as the smile spread across her face and came running toward the door, thrusting her arms around…
I have returned from an extended trip to Italy, where I set out to seek God’s insight and reflections about a book I’ve been toiling over for many months. As the mornings rolled on, the straps of my backpack seemed like a smooth sling over my dainty shoulders, as I dipped my head to catch…
There’s a message that’s been murmuring in my thoughts and trailing under the point of my pen over the last month, and it’s this very simple phrase: Begin Again. When I fall off the scales in a heaping bowl of ice cream and have no excuse like exercise to fall back on… it’s time to…
This week my heart has been heavy and burdened with unbearable pain for my sister and brother-in-law as they grieve the loss of their baby. I don’t know how parents endure such anguish; I have been so distraught for words. This tragedy fell on the same week we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus;…
It’s late in the day, and I’m determined to get one more mile in before the sun goes down. My muscles are a bit weak from medicines I’ve been taking, particularly my hips, which are throbbing with pain. I’m pretty sure they hate me as I strive for 10,000 steps a day; that’s what I…
For years I’ve struggled with perfectionism, and unfortunately that prevents some things from actually being “complete(d)”. My desire for perfection is not wrong. We were made for it! Perfect bodies, perfect relationships, perfect minds… It’s like something deep inside me keeps trying to find the perfection my soul looks for. It’s not wrong to long…
The difficult part of praying for a life that mirrors Christ’s love is that we are faced with loving when we don’t want to, when we don’t feel like it, when we get nothing obvious in return, when they don’t deserve it, when they’re not worth it, when they don’t know it, and even when…
The seconds feel like forever, so I have no words for these minutes, days, and months. The beat has stopped, blood drained, and my heart exposed. No anesthetic is administered for this operation. Folks in the waiting room should be alarmed at the length of time it’s taking, but I suppose that only reveals the…