“God may use the things that he has wrought in us, for the blessing of souls unknown to us." Suffering takes many forms. It can describe physical pain. It can describe emotional and social pain. In general, we can say that it describes human situations that we want to end or escape in order to... Continue Reading →
Painful Life Seasons..
Enduring and overcoming... To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a... Continue Reading →
Firsts
My father died in May of this year. It wasn't unexpected. He had cancer, and by the time they found it, there wasn't much that could be done in terms of a cure. We had less than a year left together before he died. I was holding his hand at that sacred moment when his... Continue Reading →
For Jenny
Jenny and I met during what was undoubtedly one of the most chaotic seasons of my life. I was in my early twenties, recently divorced, and dating a guy who, as it turned out, had a crush on Jenny. I wasn't exactly friendly to her because of this, and Jenny being Jenny, well, she wasn't... Continue Reading →
My Sister's Side Door 