Letters to Taylor: On Significance Dear Taylor, 415 days have passed since you closed your eyes for the last time. There is no significance to today other than that. My fingers are shaking as I try to write to you. I desperately will them to work. They do not want to move into the truth that you are no longer living on earth nor do they want to invite in the pain that resurfaces when I stop … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Significance
A Prayer for Hurting Hearts
Friday I stood in a place I really didn't want to be. And as deep as the pain was for me, I can't imagine how much deeper it was for my older sister, whose first grandson was ushered into heaven. If pain and sorrow could be gauged by numbers, I don't think there would be enough numbers in the world to calculate the pain of my niece and nephew, as they stood by the casket of their precious baby boy … [Read more...] about A Prayer for Hurting Hearts
Simple Bible Study Guide for Any Passage
Bible Reading Obstacles I want to read the Bible, but I'm struggling. Please help! Sometimes reading the Bible is tough for us. Why? Well, all kinds of reasons. We digest a huge amount of content these days, so training ourselves to focus can be challenging. Or maybe the language of the Bible version we are reading requires more time and energy to understand than our spoken language. There … [Read more...] about Simple Bible Study Guide for Any Passage
Restore Me Prayer
As I have read Psalm 107 the last few days as part of the Restore Me Bible reading plan, I've been praying to comprehend all that the passage conveys. I have a tendency to want to skip over repetitive portions of the Psalms, but I long for it to have the opposite effect. Repetition should make me sit up and pay attention. Why does the psalmist repeat the same phrases? If we think of the psalm … [Read more...] about Restore Me Prayer
True Love Bible Reading Plan
Welcome to the February 2020 True Love: Bible reading challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! INTRODUCTION Each month I host a monthly Bible reading plan and journal challenge to help our community enjoy reading God’s Word together and encourage our hearts to be faithful to Him. Together, we have completed over 40 Bible reading plans, including … [Read more...] about True Love Bible Reading Plan
Letters to Taylor: On Holy Days
Letters to Taylor: On Holy Days My dear Taylor, I have typed your name and now I sit here watching it blur as the tears fill my eyes. I look up to see five more blurry names on the chore chart. My blessings in the form of babies, only they are far beyond infancy. The youngest baby is now 8 years old and their ages span to a senior in high school this year. Each child is unique in their … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Holy Days
Restore Me: From Hurting to Healing Bible Reading Plan Challenge
Welcome to the January 2020 Restore Me: From Hurting to Healing Bible reading challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! INTRODUCTION Each month I host a monthly Bible reading plan and journal challenge to help our community enjoy reading God’s Word together and encourage our hearts to be faithful to Him. Together, we have completed over 40 Bible … [Read more...] about Restore Me: From Hurting to Healing Bible Reading Plan Challenge
Letters to Taylor: On Grief’s Learning Curve
Letters to Taylor: On Grief’s Learning Curve My dear Taylor, With everything in me, I am longing for you to slip your hand into mine as you did so often in the last couple years of your life. It was my sign that you longed for my comfort and without words, I knew your spirit was alive. I have procrastinated in writing to you because the pain is so deep. Eleven months have passed since … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Grief’s Learning Curve