Successfully waiting can seem impossible, not to mention excruciating! Oh, how we long to control the hands of time! At least I do anyway. Rarely does it feel like “timing” is just right. Some seasons of life take way too long while others go much too fast. I have found if I am enduring a …
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Jesus Can Handle Our Greatest Baggage
When I think back on my teenage years and young adult life, I recall a great deal of baggage. I had undergone multiple forms of abuse, starting at a young age. Over time, different life events added to the previous collection of hurts. Being bullied in school brought about low self-worth. Caving into peer pressures landed me into an …
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How Wanting “More” Can Rob Us of “Now”
Have you ever found out someone was robbing you and you weren’t even aware of it until later? I just realized that I am being robbed blind and it is happening right under my nose. In fact, I am recklessly leaving an open invitation for it to happen, even contributing to it. Maybe you are …
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Restoration After Miscarriage: Strength to Rise Again
Very recently, my family and I have been confronted with tragedy. A small gift that would come to a screeching halt leaving confusion, anguish, and despair. We learned of a pregnancy that soon became a miscarriage. After comparing two ultrasounds, 11 days apart, the doctors revealed no progress. Our only given hope was found in …
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Three Principles for Waiting Through Tough Times
Once, when our niece was 3 years old, she and her parents came to visit us at home. Her dad and my husband were engrossed in conversation at the dining table when she came up to her dad to ask something. She kept tapping his arm, until he said, “Maxine, just wait.” She then proceeded …
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Celebrating Me Because I Am His: A Reflection
There was a time when I felt like my birthday was starting to lose it’s luster. Birthdays meant having to acknowledge being another year older and everything that entails. Wondering when gray hairs were going to start popping up and wrinkles were going to show themselves, or when my metabolism was going to officially rebel …
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