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Believe

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Which came first, the chicken or the egg? That age-old question you probably first heard somewhere around the third grade. To everyone else, it was up for debate. To me it was simple:  God created the chicken. The chicken came first. It laid the egg.  No mystery. Problem solved. Easy. This is what I believed to be true.

Not so easy for the early followers of Jesus. He came to bring life and bring it more abundantly. But He spoke in a mystery and many times his teachings were difficult to understand and even harder to accept. Continue reading Believe →

Monday Blues

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I was up early as usual, reading and sipping my coffee. I heard my husband’s alarm go off. A few minutes later he shuffled through the living room. “Morning came early,” he mumbled as he dragged himself up the stairs to shower.

I had to laugh. Yes, Monday is the hardest day of the week for most.  The harsh reality of the working world, after a couple of days off. Continue reading Monday Blues →

Running On Empty?

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Has it been a long week for you? Are you feeling out of steam, tired, worn out?  Do you long for the weekend so you can rest and relax?

Often the weekends don’t even provide for that break you are craving. Let’s face it, we usually spend that time playing catch-up for things we couldn’t get done during the week. Grocery shopping. Yard work. Home maintenance. Laundry. Paying bills. Parents spending their time shuttling kids around to various activities and sports. Looking in on relatives.  It can be exhausting.

If only you had more energy. What to do… Continue reading Running On Empty? →

Are You There, God?

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fog2Recently my husband and I decided to take a day trip down to Maryland. There was a thick fog in the morning when we left. As we crossed the Ben Franklin Bridge, all we could see were the supports of the bridge and a few cars in front of us.

I turned to the right to look out the window at the view. Nothing. There was nothing except a thick grey curtain. I knew everything was there, I just couldn’t see it. The river, the city, the factories, the hotels and boats. All there, but they couldn’t be distinguished through the veil. Continue reading Are You There, God? →