Note: Some names have been changed for anonymity. 2012 As a mama to three littles, getting all three to church on my own was sometimes a feat. I had a soon-to-be eight, four and two-year-old in tow. The four of us had been driving for about 40 minutes each way to Silk Springs Church a … Continue reading Instant Answered Prayer – Unexpected Redirection →

You look into the mirror, causally putting on that last bit of mascara. Looking up and slightly to one side to stretch and really open up the eye, your mouth slightly agape, you make several brush strokes against your lashes. Who knows why, but it goes on much smoother that way. Your lid bats down … Continue reading Chronic Imposter →

St. Simons Island, Georgia 2023 *From May 2023 Don’t overthink it. Just go. I used to be better about this. Sometimes now, I’m more reserved, more uncertain; more than I used to be at least. When a friend called recently and asked, hey do you wanna go, I knew in my heart that God was … Continue reading Just Go →

You know that ache. It’s not fully a pain or a pressure even. Slightly a tingle or a buzzing, but more just a generalized discomfort. It’s annoying until you get relief. It’s difficult to explain really. When it sets in for me, it’s usually when I’ve been sitting for way too long, it’s late at … Continue reading Restless →

There was an ad campaign for Smuckers jellies and jams that aired commercials on television in the late 1980s.  Similar to these, there was a run of Country Time lemonade ads in the early nineties that marketed the same time type of slow, easy living that their products would offer. For some reason, although a little hazy … Continue reading My Soul Longs →