Year: 2013

Hope is a Rubber Band

Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. – Psalm 62:5 Rubber bands are brilliant creations; so simple, but so useful for so many different tasks. My daughter uses them to… Read More

Jack of all Trades

By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the far-off seas – Psalm 65:5 Growing up, my father was someone… Read More

Come Boldly

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” – Hebrews 4:16 We quote it, we love it…this verse speaks to us and comforts us. … Read More

Asking Why

You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’ It is I—and I was talking about things I knew nothing about, things far too wonderful for me. – Job 42:3 I have asked God why,… Read More

Overcoming Fear

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. – 2 Timothy 1:7     Let’s face it, a life of chronic illness, disability, and pain is fraught with… Read More

Window Shopping

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you, nor forsake you.” – Hebrews 13:5 One pass-time that I have never quite enjoyed is… Read More

Shadowboxing

So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. – 1 Corinthians 9:26 When I came across this verse last week, it really struck me.  What is shadowboxing?  The dictionary defines it as“to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure”… Read More

Be Led, Not Driven

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. – Romans 8:14 For years I have heard the old anecdote, “I will be led, but I will not be driven.”  It… Read More

30 THINGS ABOUT MY INVISIBLE ILLNESS YOU MAY NOT KNOW

1. The illness I live with is: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri), Essential Tremor, and Interstitial Cystitis 2. I was diagnosed with it in the year: 2011 3. But I had symptoms since: 2003 4. The biggest adjustment… Read More

God’s Watermarks

Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’” – John 7:38 I lived for many years in a desert.  A desert is a truly… Read More