Tag Archives: struggle

A Kind of Trust

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

There is in trust a kind of writing between the lines.  I trust you, but that trust expects acceptable outcomes—acceptable to me.  My blank slate of surrender has a lot of smudges around the edges—things like “Don’t let it hurt” … Continue reading →

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The waiting, the now . . .

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

It’s the waiting that gets me. Always the waiting, never the now, longing for change, but change comes in the later. The past seems to hold regrets or nostalgia that trumps anything remotely real and present. It’s the waiting that … Continue reading →

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Having a Hard Day?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Having a hard day and needing a bit of perspective and inspiration, look here.  This is a blog I follow from a young lady who battles Rett Syndrome.  Her story, her bravery, and her faith is very inspiring to me.  … Continue reading →

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Hope and Despair

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

Hope and despair, side by side, comingled like lovers, estranged but intimate— of necessity joined in a world that feeds both. Hope looks beyond to the “other”— promised, longed for. Despair looks to what is, heavy and real— the pressing … Continue reading →

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Idols

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Pry from my hands these little trinkets, these very important “holy” things. Break these idols that I trust in; let me know my depth of sin. Devastate me with Your nearness; fill me with Your Spirit’s blaze. In one moment, … Continue reading →

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When It’s All About Me

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

I don’t think I have a split personality; but if I did, would I know it?  Maybe it’s just the neighbor’s marijuana wafting in through the swamp cooler on a hot day, or maybe I really am two people living … Continue reading →

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Thought for the day . . .

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Mother Teresa records in her journal of her doubts and struggles to hear God and to be sure of her mission and standing with Him.  Mm, a real person–what a concept!  Pressing on in spite of obstacles without and within, … Continue reading →

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