Category: prayer
Posted on July 3, 2020
My Country, ‘Tis of Thee
A pandemic that will not end, economic uncertainty, political unrest, racial inequality … and the 4th of July. I do not even know how to begin this post. I’ve retyped the opening sentences a hundred times because, friends, …
Posted on January 3, 2020
Start with a word and a prayer
And so, it is time to start. January blows in with its cold rain and reminds us that time waits for no man. We are moved into the next season whether we like it or not. There are …
Updated on November 15, 2019
What if you could be the answer to someone’s prayer?
She did not know about my day. The burned waffles, the lost keys, the cranky teenagers, the hard discussions and the difficult things I was turning over in my brain were not her concern. She didn’t know the …
Posted on January 10, 2019
A prayer as we begin
And so we begin again. January wind blows in and reminds us that time waits for no man. We are moved into the newness of this season whether we like it or not. And some of us are …
Updated on August 31, 2017
When prayers seem small and the water keeps rising
“The water reaches all the way up there?” my little guy points to the top of the street sign as we stand in early morning light at the bus stop. The sun is cresting orange and pink into …
Updated on July 31, 2017
What I need to remember on this back to school day
The little one is a bit scared; the older one kinda nervous and the middle one’s just plain mad. But like it or not; here we go again. It is Back to School Day here in the southern …
Updated on February 26, 2017
For when you are in-between
It’s February, right? The month of roses, cupid, Valentine hearts and cold winter wind? February. Here in the South, though, the dogwoods are blooming, the sun is shining, I’m wearing flip flops and the boys are already whining about the heat. …
Updated on January 13, 2017
When you want to pray for greener grass
I have a lot of friends who are traveling right now. I am hiding behind the closed bathroom door returning some texts when I realize this. “Will you pray?” my screen full of messages asks me. Friends headed off on mission trips, …
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