On Friday the fresh air and sunshine beckoned to me, and for the first time in many weeks I was able to go for a short "ride-along" with my husband. The clouds and blue sky brought nourishment to my soul as I lifted my eyes with thankfulness to the Lord. The short … Continue reading Fresh Air
Category: Chronic Illness
waiting
Four and a half years. That's how long God asked me to stay with a Doctor who treated me as if I did not know my own body, as if I was somehow less than his other patients, as if these reactions and side effects were my own fault. As the results … Continue reading waiting
Filling with His Holy Hope
In this place of waiting, In these days of God's own leading, In this season when pain tries to direct, My Lord has asked me to look up, and to remember. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it. Psalm 81:10 The Lord asked me to take a brave step this … Continue reading Filling with His Holy Hope
Stay with Me
He was despised and rejected and forsaken by men, a Man of sorrows and pains, and acquainted with grief and sickness; and like One from Whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or have any esteem for Him. Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and … Continue reading Stay with Me
From the Corner
This past week God brought another old song to my memory, and had me revisit an old post from August of 2016. You can read it by clicking here In that post, I talked about being a corner-sitter. How I've always been a corner-sitter, "I’ve a confession to make. I am a corner-sitter. Have … Continue reading From the Corner
Stop and Smell the Flowers
https://youtu.be/ly1brxz8-24 Fifteen years ago this spring I heard this song for the first time on Christian radio. There were so many good thoughts contained within the song, but this one phrase is what seemed to burn in my heart: "take us to the throne room, in the city of our God" We had just begun … Continue reading Stop and Smell the Flowers
Into the Deep
The shore icy stones The waves crashing breaking And I'm plunged deeper --bg The infusing and the plunging have only gone deeper these past few weeks, as God is bringing home to me a depth of His loving that I have only begun to taste. Three appointments in as many weeks, with each … Continue reading Into the Deep
Singing His Glory
My heart is flowing with thanksgiving for all of the prayers offered for me as I was shut in with the after-effects of last week's infusion. I am so grateful for the time that He gave to call me deeper into His heart. While the physical effects were heavy, the soul effects were heavier, … Continue reading Singing His Glory
Our Compassionate Father
When I heard God whisper the word "compassion" during the closing months of last year, I knew that a surrender was being called forth. I had remembered that the root words for compassion mean to "suffer with." And so I sat down with His Spirit to ask what He meant . . . Well, actually … Continue reading Our Compassionate Father
Compassion
Is it possible to be poured out and yet be more full than before? Is there a fire that quenches thirsting? These are questions that have haunted me. The first one was a longing that rested deep in my heart throughout so many years of serving. After giving and giving and serving and serving, I … Continue reading Compassion
