Of course it is different when the thing happens to oneself, not to others, and in reality, not in imagination. — C. S. Lewis, A Grief Observed For as long as I can remember, Thanksgiving has been my favorite holiday. The pinnacle of every year. Until the year cancer joined my family at the table. I tried to stay…
I Am Clothed
I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high. — Luke 24:49 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I…
I Am Seen
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. — Matthew 10:30 He stood well over six feet tall, a towering figure of a man, especially to my petite sixth-grade self. Beyond his height, his every physical detail was — how should I say? — breathtaking. Even at twelve years old, I knew…
I Am… Wanted
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. — John 14:18 The night held magic. I knew it before the sixteen-year-old boy standing next to me reached for my hand. Although we went to the same high school, I couldn’t believe it when he asked me out. He was an athlete,…
I Am Accepted
The Father Himself loves you because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God. — John 16:27 The trip was to be a reunion of sorts, a gathering of peers from around the country to meet at a well-known conference. I’d planned the trip for months and counted down the days…