Broken and Bleeding Heart

“Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again—my Savior and my God!” Psalm 42:5-6a NLT When I was a little girl, the heart-shaped flowers of the bleeding heart plant fascinated me. On each arched stem hangs a string...

Psalms of Disorientation

“Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.” Psalm 107:6 NIV I had lost my spiritual footing but did not realize it. In an emotional fog and totally confused after the diagnosis of stage IV cancer, I felt disconnected...

Not Knowing the Reason Why

“Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him.” Job 13:15 NIV Some say I should never ask, “Why, God?” But, when I’m being authentic with God and myself, this question frequently runs through my mind. Why did I have cancer? Why has it recurred? Why did you do this to me,...

Losing It and Gaining More

LOSS! Losing, after all, is nothing we aspire to. We like to win. We love to win. We train to win and sacrifice to win. In business, we esteem the win-win. Often, however, on the way to winning, we must choose to lose. We give up our desire to sleep in and relax so we...

Game On!

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”  2 Timothy 4:7 NCV I watched a YouTube video of a women’s championship track event where part way through the race, one of the runners tripped and fell flat on her face. She immediately...