For the last year, my life has been a series of events of letting go. As I add up all that has led me to today, I am amazed that I literally have not left the room kicking and screaming. I retired after thirty years of teaching. My younger son moved back home with his …
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Eagerly Awaiting Jesus’ Return
“Just wait till your father gets home!” That statement has struck fear in the hearts of many kids through the years. What inevitably follows that statement are hours of anxiety, fear and nervousness as the minutes tick slowly by until the fateful hour when Dad’s shadow darkens the door of the house. And really, the …
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Four Truths Jesus Said
Do you have days when you feel insignificant, unwanted, or unloved? You may have wondered if you were a mistake, or if God mixed up your place in life. Maybe I’ve shared this before, but I used to wish I was not a preacher’s daughter. I didn’t think much of the role when I was …
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Dealing With Abuse Part III: Surprised By Love
The phone call came at the worst time; I had company. It was a semi-informal business meeting in my home and I had neglected to turn the ringer off on my phone. “Is this Mrs. Munsell?” When I said that I was, the caller identified himself as the Senior Advocate for a county in Illinois. …
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Dealing With Abuse Part II: A Heart Set Free
Fifteen is a young age to learn about the transforming power of God’s forgiveness… but not too young. It also wasn’t too young to begin learning that true, lasting forgiveness is only possible through Jesus Christ. Being sinned against by my own father had made me bitter and angry. Trying to cover up my feelings and …
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Dealing With Abuse Part I: A Hidden Heart
Hide-and-seek is a fun game until it stops being a game and becomes the way you live your life. Sometimes the innocent rules of a childhood pastime become a pattern of behavior that shapes who you are. Like most children, I never seemed to tire of the simple neighborhood activity. It had everything needed to …
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