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Promises for 2022
“What are your dreams for 2022?” My husband asked as we drifted off to sleep. The clock struck midnight ushering in the new year… “Mama, what if I die?” Sitting on the corner of his bed, I rub his back…
Who Goes?
Snow crunched beneath her boots as she forged a path across the icy walkway. Nervousness leapt in her heart as she fingered the handle of the bag, sensing the weight of it in her hands. She slipped it on the…
Girlfriend, are you lonely?
A lone text, “I’m struggling.”A phone call, “Today is hard.”A Facebook message, “It’s been a day.” The quiet teen, behind the screen, scrolling through newsfeeds of activity.The busy working woman, beige file folders spilling over her desk.The smiling young mother,…
Remember when…
Remember when we gathered together, hands raised, voices raised, hearts raised? Remember when our mouths spread wide in uncovered smiles, in greetings, in worship?Remember when our pencils itched to scratch and create and dream of new ways to share His…
The Most Powerful Witness
We stood in a small circle together for the first time in six and a half months, two feet apart, various coloured masks covering our faces, anxious to serve in our church’s kid’s ministry again. Our space was small, our…
Let’s be honest. There are tears in the in between
Friday loomed dark and cold before us all week. We’d been preparing for weeks for the love coupled with the heartbreak that we’d find yet again in the bread and the cup at the cross of Christ. As much as…
but, I love you…
It is a hard day. A swell of unexpressed grief rises and won’t be ignored any longer as I step outside for a breath of crisp, fresh air. Moments later, unabated, I reach in the front door for the car…
He Will Find You
I called the kids to the living room from their boisterous play. Fluffy pancakes and sticky maple syrup, sizzling bacon and freshly ground, hot coffee still wafted through the house from our celebration Sunday breakfast. We were certainly breaking our…
