Most of my life I’ve heard others say we should be careful what we pray for down here– and today I see why. As per my blog post just yesterday, I recently began to pray for the fruit of joy to be cultivated in my life much more. And this morning my husband gave me the very […]
Archives for April 2016
Five (and “Grace”)
As strange as it may sound, I’ve been five years old three times in my life…..chronologically, spiritually, and medically. And yesterday was my fifth “medical birthday.” On April 28, 2011, I had a bone marrow/stem cell transplant as part of my treatment plan for the blood cancer multiple myeloma. And somehow, all at the very […]
A “Higher” Education
This week I had the privilege of speaking again in my hometown–this time at a place that tops my list of most favorite places down here; I spoke at a college. I love institutions of higher education, and I think I always have. I find there a sort of special energy for the present moment […]
A Thorny Thursday
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 […]