To Knit or Knot I love knitting, but it does not love me. Crochet is more my style. Knitting has a way of frustrating every bone in my wrists (take a moment to web search an image; there are more bones in the wrist than most people think). My mom was a knitter, and an… Continue reading To Knit or Knot?
Come lift up your sorrows and offer your pain. Come make a sacrifice of all your shame. There in your wilderness, He’s waiting for you to worship Him with your wounds – for He’s wounded, too. Michael Card Christmas can be difficult when you’re grieving. We know it should be a time of family and… Continue reading Lift Up Your Sorrows
I have never liked Rudolph. And look, it takes a lot for me to just not like a character. I even liked the Grinch when his heart was still three sizes too small. But Rudolph? I have never liked him. He’s weird. He creeps me out. He is not one of Santa’s original eight reindeer.… Continue reading Rudy the Broom Bristle Reindeer
A word this morning from my husband, C.W.: Sarah asked me to write this piece as a follow-up to her series on God’s Faithfulness. As someone who absolutely loved engineering and astronomy, and whose life was transformed by vision loss, sometimes I “see” things that aren’t quite as obvious to others. As I’ve been following… Continue reading Bitter Blessings: A Postscript on God’s Faithfulness
It began with a simple knowing, written on the pages of my mother's journal almost two decades ago: God has called some things to be – to minister to poor children. In the moments and weeks after reading her words, God began to show me the countless ways in which He had already brought this… Continue reading God’s Faithfulness in Life
