Insecurity is a beast! I have wrestled with it at varying degrees for as long as I can remember. I think that when I was younger, I thought that with adulthood, braces, and some acne medicine would come some form of resolution for every ounce of insecurity dancing around in my head. Not! In fact, with all of that has come even more tons of “I shouldn’t have . . .,” “What will they think . . .,” “Why did I say that!?,” “I don’t fit in here,” and “Who told me I could (fill in the Continue Reading
Hurtful Words and Healing Wings
A few mornings ago I read these words: “But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall.” (Malachi 4:2) Doesn’t that sound great! Mind you, I have absolutely no personal experience with “calves skipping about from the stall” but the image that came to my mind was my kids’ response after I’ve told them they can have an extra snack, or that we’re going on vacation, or that bedtime has Continue Reading
Tears and Cheers
I got creative and desperate and offered my 4-year-old the only thing I could find in my purse that I did not mind never seeing again: a business card with my picture on it. She said holding on to this would help her make it through this trying time of separation during church. I handed her the card, wiped her tears, and walked out of her classroom. A few minutes later I decided to take a peek at the camera screens where I see she slowly pushes her chair away from the table, gets up, and Continue Reading