“But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it” 2 Timothy 3:14 On the wall above my desk hangs a picture that delights me. It was painted by Dorothy Dowler, a prolific artist, musician and …
“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” 1 Tim. 1:7 When I was 13 years old, a girl from a poor family in our church got married. Her parents couldn’t afford a reception, so the staff wives decided to …
I’m learning this about grief – you don’t get over it. You absorb it into yourself. Grief becomes a fact of your life, an integral part of your story. Instead of moving past it, you learn to co-exist with it as a new state of normalcy. To do that, it …
I’m quilting today. It’s a mindless, repetitive process – pin, sew, press, repeat. Soothing. There’s been a recent death in our family, sudden and unexpected. So much heart hurt. So many details to think about, so much staying busy and busy and busy. Today I don’t want to think or …
