What’s in a Name?
Revelation 2:17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a […]
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Grief Series Guest Blogger
Dearest Fellow Page Turners, I was asked to be a guest blogger for a series on Grief. Check out Lisa’s site and my post: https://communitymoms.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/when-a-moms-son-takes-his-life/ May my story and so many others who grieve with hope give you hope. Sincerely, […]
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Adjusting My focus from the Grave to Christ
When I took this picture I was frustrated that my kids were blurry; the camera focused on the headstone.  But, the image reflects my grief. The grave looms large and it difficult to concentrate on anything else. What looms large in […]
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A Little Closer to Death
Short visit among the gray stones of remembering Words emptied when you sunk into the earth Silence our new conversation. In the quiet bosom of your death the throbbing heartbeat of creation draws my attention away from you and I watch life […]
Read ArticleSold Out for Heaven:What does Heaven Treasure?
  Matthew 6:19“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and ruste destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves […]
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1st Birthday of Hoping Without You
How many kids do you have? . . . That question has not gotten any easier to handle. I have three children, not two and I will never get used to saying that I have two children. Today I was […]
Read ArticlePsalm 139:23Â Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; 24And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way. Today is my daughter’s heart check up. […]
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Suicide Butterfly
A wisp of beauty landed close to me. Separate, but the same. I marveled at its will to live A vibrant delicate life Short yet powerful Because it changed me.
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Country Sailor
Pulling up anchor from the crowded harbor of humanity, I navigate the steady sea of rolling waves of fertile green; planting peaceful rhythm within my weary sail. Opening my lungs to the purer, sweet saltiness of grass, animal and clay. Birds sail […]
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Sewing New Memories into the Fabric of Life
Acts 1:23So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. 24Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen 25to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas […]
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National Suicide Hotline
If you or a loved one are in immediate danger, call the National Suicide Lifeline at 988 or go to the website at https://988lifeline.org/