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The Fragrance of Grace
It’s been a while since I’ve updated y’all, and several of y’all have you asked how I’m doing, so here’s my attempt at an update. It’s funny, there’s a lot that I could say, but I get to where I’m just not sure how much to say or even what to say. Every now and…
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Pauses
After all,” Anne had said to Marilla once, “I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.” (~L.M. Montgomery) It seems this keyboard is a bit…
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Everything’s a Love Song
Count the pieces underneath usBeen here long enoughAre we strong enoughBruised and swollen, lost in motionWhen it falls apartNever far apart Isn’t everything a love songIsn’t everything a love songEven when it’s all wrong (~Drew Holcomb, Isn’t Everything A Love Song) It was one of those long nights of discussion, the emptying of struggle and…
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The God of Hills and Valleys
Last night, my Bear and three of his friends came over and hung out in our den for hours. Y’all, the vibrancy college students bring is a joy. We laughed, we caught up, we joked around, we got to know his friends better. Then, in front of them all, Micah looked at me and said,…
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Hither By Thy Help I’ve Come
The last few days have been hard. The writer in me wants to come up with a more dramatic word, but my brain hasn’t been working so well these last few days since we received news of my progression. To say I’m not scared of the unknown facing me would be a lie. But even…