bravery is for wimps

It’s been over a year since he died. Dad, Papa, Dominick, teacher…friend. The list of who he was and who he still is in our lives is much longer than those five words, but they say enough. “Time flies when you’re having fun” and even when you are simply living life. With five kids the [...]

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I need a drink.

I am deeply asleep. the kind of sleep that comes after a week of being  a taxi/secretary/counsellor/singer/decorator/cook/maid/nurse/teacher to all who need these services. I am so asleep that the alarm clock couldn’t reach me if it were my pillow. I am gone. Somewhere in the house, a little girl has woken up from that same [...]

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A sky full of Love

I ache with a wound self-inflicted.  In one fiery glance  He silences my accuser  and extends His hand of grace  to cover my exposure.        Under His wings I will hide ~    until  Shame is dissolved in forgiveness.   until  Healing fills the cracks of my soul.   until  Love tilts my chin toward the dawn.         There is [...]

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Psalm 23 – Unseen Treasure – part 7

So many miles you have travelled together. The pace has slowed in part, yet you seem to cover far more ground with every stride. Your friendship with the Shepherd has deepened almost beyond words. His heartbeat is the cadence by which you keep your step. The path has changed. It has become a more solitary [...]

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the crushing

  I cry silent tears down my face onto my feet. It is a flood whose tide I cannot restrain. He groans for me in words of love the mind will not comprehend, but my heart is listening.   He extends His hand. I walk toward Him on a carpet of deep red roses He laid down. The fragrance of  [...]

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Psalm 23 – Unseen Treasure – part 6

Mountains rise and fall as you follow the Shepherd’s leading. You are more confident in the valleys, steadier on the cliffs. He has taught you so much. Then one day you hear a sound behind you, running swiftly along the path. You turn but there is nothing new to see. Should I be afraid? you ask yourself…no, the Shepherd has [...]

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Blogging with a three year old on your head…(take 2)

“Take 1″ escaped me. The publish button was inadvertently pushed. ( you’ll know why in a minute ) Here is my finished train of thoughts – after a good night’s sleep and WITHOUT my assistant. He’s too busy with “Brefas” to notice! ~~~ Here I sit, behind a closed door, typing as quietly as I can. [...]

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A Door of Hope

How can I tell them? my two little butterfly girls. Papa is slowly leaving us. But now the slow seems fast and I am trying to catch up with my words. words that I cannot find. The thirteen year old knows that life ends and begins again. But she is asking questions far beyond her [...]

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“He who pursues righteousness and loyalty…

finds life, righteousness, and honor.”  Proverb 21:21 How do we honor a man of God whose time here is fading, whose body is slowly ceasing function? Around the world people are praying, awakened in the night with Dad on their hearts. It is truly an amazing thing to see and experience – being carried by prayer. [...]

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Psalm 23 – Unseen Treasure – Part 5

  Your vision has returned - you can see beside you and on ahead. Amazingly, though the terrain is much the same, your gait is smoother and the pace shifts.  Miles have gone by but your strength renews and your eyes are searching as you press through the valley. There is something the Shepherd wants you to [...]

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