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Thinking & Thoughts
Scrolling through Instagram, I read one woman's comment about it being impossible to control your thoughts because thoughts are random and intrusive. And while I don't think it's possible to control your thoughts 100% of the time we are awake, generally, I think you...
God is Love
This occurred to me as I was reading scripture this morning. Any good thing I have done I cannot take credit for because the source of all good things is God. And of all the good things, of all the fruits we enjoy, love is by far the most important. Acting from love...
Para mi hijo / For My Son
Fifteen years ago today, our son, Andito, drew his first breaths in this world. He was a solid 9-pound boy. When I think back on those days when I was very pregnant and about to embark on...
Guided vs Unguided Decisions
How would we know if we did seek God's counsel, that it was God responding? How would we know that the response isn't coming from our own self-centered desires and will? I am reading Experiencing God by Henry & Richard Blackaby, Claude King. This book explores...
It Wasn’t My Cup
"Good news, it is a benign fibroadenoma..." The jovial intonation of the radiologist's voice indicated he was happy to convey this news. I gasped at hearing the word "benign" and held my composure long enough to get off the phone. Jason held me as we both soaked in...
When Breast Cancer Is a Real Possibility
Technically, breast cancer is always a possibility if you have breasts, even for men. When you look at the plethora of carcinogens and add to that any genetic predisposition, the potential of breast cancer has been a topic of public and private discourse for some...
Valleys
This past Friday, I was feeling particularly low. Nothing happened to precipitate this feeling; it was just another time where my lens and outlook was especially negative. Everything seemed off, and in these moments, my mind tends to wander in the mine field of past...
Sharing the Fire
Yesterday, a nurse shared how local wildfires ravaged her neighborhood. Her neighborhood consisted of acres of crops and livestock with homes sprinkled here and there. She described the devastation she saw in every direction from her property. All of her neighbors...
Stiffing God and Redemption
My water broke at 34 weeks of gestation on August 11, 2005. I was driven to the hospital by my neighbor's husband because Jason had just left for field training the day before. Isabel was born by c-section at 1408 hrs weighing 5 lbs. 8 oz. She came out in silence and...