I asked for suggestions on where we go from here on my Facebook page and have had a few messages and conversations, so today I’m going to pull from those and answer a few spoken and unspoken questions. We’ll start with a simple one: How are you doing (after sharing so publicly)? Thanks for asking, I’m doing…
Part Three: I live with Grace.
A teacher I respect recently talked about Light. Dark. Light. – There is light on the other side of darkness. I can attest to this, but you have to go through the dark to get there… (This is the third post of my journey – You can ready the first and second by clicking here.) After I…
Part two: And darker still….
Please read Part 1: The Inner Darkness for the first part of my story. I can share this today because – I am a beautiful and loved child of God, created in the very image of an incomprehensible Love that knows no bounds. I have been this child since the day I was born, and so have…
Part One: The inner darkness
This is the first in a series of posts that will tell the secrets I carried for so long and the process I’ve gone through to heal. Before I even begin I want to thank my family for their unwavering support. In telling my secrets, I tell some of theirs as well. I’ve offered to edit on…
Can I ask you… Are you a Christian? Chapter 3
Chapter 3: As I was leaving Sarah’s room I received a text message: “All-Staff Meeting – Immediately – Cafeteria – Mandatory”. Curious as to why a mid-day meeting would be called, I hurried to the cafeteria. There are five full time staff from the U.S., and another five from several different European countries. It had been fascinating to…
This New Beginning
A few years ago I began coming to terms with my life. I began coming to terms with who I am, the choices I had made, and I began seeing a different way to live the rest of my life. The end result has been a completely new beginning for me and my family. I had some…
Can I ask you…Are you a Christian? (Ch 1)
Chapter 1: “We have room for a mother and an infant. Addy, You need to go find them.” I had done this before. Gone out to find someone. The first time I was so excited to get to bring someone in, but I was soon freed from my delusion. I had to step over so many men,…
Can I ask you…Are you a Christian? (Ch 2)
This is the second installment of a new fictional series. You can begin at the first installment by clicking here.Chapter 2 The next morning began very early, as they always did in the shelter. There was breakfast to be cooked and paperwork by the droves to be completed. I saw Sarah and the little one, Ada, at…
Compassion
Do we temper our passion with enough compassion? I have always thought of passion as this wonderful characteristic to have. Passion, in it’s modern usage, is defined as boundless enthusiasm. That sounds like a good thing to have, right? Enthusiasm is nothing but good – even the word itself sounds joyful. But boundless? Boundless means having no…