“For the Lord sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7b “Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” […]
Brokenhearted, I laid my head down on the table on our porch and pray-cried, feeling every mom-inadequacy rising up within me. My daughter had just left for a place I didn’t want her going, and now the last words we spoke were fighting words – another round of a battle that we are both exhausted […]
The best (and worst) discussions amongst our little tribe seem to happen at the lake. Maybe it’s because we’re all forced into close quarters in the cozy, peaceful little cabin or because the tranquility and stillness of the surroundings put our mind and heart at ease long enough to ask rich, deep questions and wrestle […]