When Melanie went to heaven I stepped out in faith and removed the mask I’d been wearing for many years. It was a giant step for me, but it was one full of fear. Fear of being judged. Fear of being shunned. Fear of tarnishing her memory. Fear of just about everything. At the timeContinue reading “The Return of the Mask”
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Remind Me You’re Here
I won’t ask you for reasons … I don’t need all the answers. These were the words from a song in the night (Job 35:10) that I found myself tapping into my phone at 2:30 this morning. When I got up and plugged them into YouTube up popped the song, Remind Me You’re Here, byContinue reading “Remind Me You’re Here”
Soothing the Savage Beast
I can’t believe it’s the beginning of October! Where has the time gone? It’s been the longest, shortest year of my life. The year started off with such hope, then within a matter of a few weeks my life took a turn I didn’t see coming and changed the course of it forever. I didn’tContinue reading “Soothing the Savage Beast”
He Knows
I sit here in the early morning listening to the sound of the wind chimes gently swinging off the back deck. My Amazon Echo begins playing in the background. This morning she greets me with an email message from my girl, “I was just thinking of you today Mom and wanted to tell you thatContinue reading “He Knows”