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Dear Lord….but Why?
Me: I am do not understand why I have this thing in my life that is being so damn difficult. Why can’t things happen correctly the first time? Why all the extra hoops to jump though? Why is it so much easier for everyone else and not me? Lord: If you would stop looking at…
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Dear Lord…I need Motivation
Me: Lord…I need motivation. I have things I know I need to do and no want to do any of it. Lord: I can give you the knowledge. You have free will to do as you choose. The choice is yours, the consequences are not. Me: Dear Lord, please show me the path and give…
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Dear Lord…I want to be heard.
Me: Lord, I feel like no one hears me when I speak. I have so many wonderful things I want to share with those I love, especially with my children. I feel so ignored. Lord: Stop talking. Let your actions speak for you. Remember what I told the first disciples, let your light shine before…
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Dear Lord…I want a house.
Me: Lord, I am really wanting that big house. The one with all the space so each one of my teenagers can have their own bedroom, a shop for my husband to tinker around in, a sunroom, a hot tub on a deck, maybe a pool, and plenty of space for books. A great big…
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New Blog Series
Beginning tomorrow I am starting a new blog series called “Dear Lord”. The posts will consist of a summary of my conversations with the Lord. To have a relationship with anyone who is important in your life you need to communicate. It isn’t what we do for each other that is important, but rather how…
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Reflections on Lent
Today I am in the midst of a sit and wait period of my life. It is one of those places where I have no control of the outcome and must depend on the actions of unseen people to move my life in one direction or the other. I have decided the best thing I…
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Your Stomach Rules
Yes your heart and mind are the primary driving forces in your life. It’s a balance between logic, intuition, faith, love and trust. You make decisions on the information from the mind and heart in a dance of thoughts and ideas. You might think that is how you get through life and it is for…
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Sometimes I Miss You
Dear Friend No More, Sometimes I miss your face. I miss the history we share, the past that was just us. I miss the fun times with our children when people thought we were all one family. I miss the late night talks over wine and cheesecake. I miss the all day old movie marathons…
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Arguing with God- Pt 1
God: I need you to do this thing. Me: (whining) There has to be someone more qualified than me to do this thing. God: No, you are the one. Me. (again…whining) but why? I don’t want to. God: You can choose not to do it, but the consequences are my choice. Me: ugh….(stomps foot) no…
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A Goal is a Wish with Action
It is easy to say, “I wish…” It is easy to dream, of things you want to accomplish or own. Life is about wishing and dreaming as much as it is about doing. The trick is to not stop at the wishing part and continue on to the doing part of the process.