I was so blessed to visit London this past week with my husband on his business trip. My kids were safe at home with relatives, so while my husband worked during the day, I had a lot of wonderful alone time. One of my Bible study assignments was to take a prayer walk. I immediately […]
From Religious to Grace-Covered
Most of my life, I looked at church goers with great intrigue. I wasn’t sure about the existence of this ultimate being they called God, but I couldn’t help but wonder about the club they seemed to belong to. As I got older and became a mother, I wanted my children to be a part […]
From Orphan to Adopted
When I became a Christian not too long ago, the greatest gift I found was that I had a Father. Even though my biological father abandoned me many years ago, I was never alone, never orphaned as I sometimes felt as a sad, lonely, rejected little girl. My mom has always been in my life. […]
From Addiction to Freedom
As long as I can remember, I have worn a label I imprinted on myself at a very young age. Addict… The drug of choice may have changed over the years — alcohol, food…, but the label remained the same. I exhaled a huge sigh of relief when my next online Bible study was revealed […]
Aging Gracefully
Over Mother’s Day weekend, I came downstairs to my daughter sifting through online pictures to post of us. I happened to catch her looking in a group that I really liked and told her to use one in that section. Later, as I stared at her sweet caption and chosen picture on Facebook, I started […]
Forgiving Our Mothers
My mom was far from the checkered dress and pearl wearing mothers of black and white TV programs. I did not come home to her anxiously awaiting me with a plate of after-school snacks and a ready ear to listen to my day’s events. Although she was married to three different men before I graduated […]
