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The Truth About Trust

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This is no ordinary holiday season for my family.  There are painful realities every which way we turn.  I am praying myself up for a follow-up CT scan on Monday.  This time I will not go it alone.  My husband is taking me.  Most of all, I pray for peaceful thoughts.  I don’t want to obsess about the contrast dye that will be injected into my vein.  I don’t want to obsess and wonder whether or not my lymph nodes are enlarged and, if so, what that may entail.  I just want to hold onto Jesus and my family this … Continue reading The Truth About Trust

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Where The Shadow Falls

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It’s Halloween…a day of funky costumes and spooky ghost stories about shadowy figures lurking behind hidden doorways. Usually I scoff at Halloween superstitions.  But today my reading of Acts 5 brought to light a true supernatural story about shadows. Supernatural happenings were popping up all over the place.  A man who had been crucified mysteriously disappeared from his tomb and then was found to be alive by at least 500 witnesses.  This same man was lifted up into the heavens, leaving behind disciples who had been touched by what are described as “tongues of flames” of the Holy Spirit.  These … Continue reading Where The Shadow Falls

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Into the Shadowlands

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You are a worthless piece of baggage!  Just another mouth to feed. (slap to the face) Get OUT! You’re no longer welcome here! Those were the words eleven-year-old Mary heard from her stepfather just before he pushed her out the door. Where would she go?  How would she live?   What would she eat that day?  Those questions are daunting enough for the millions of homeless adults in today’s world, but for an eleven-year-old, they crushed her spirit and kindled a hatred in her heart for men who mercilessly beat women and children. Truth be told, Mary felt a sense … Continue reading Into the Shadowlands

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Ruffled feathers, indeed!

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Last week I posted a copy of a letter I sent to the lab that did my blood work and copied to the various doctors I’ve been seeing.  The response I’ve seen has been less than awe inspiring. The oncologist first gave me the great news that my blood test for cryoglobulin was, again, negative!  Woo-hoo!!  This means that the protein is not in my blood.  Two out of three tests were negative.  Excellent. However, the doctor told me that my concerns about the lab were unwarranted.  Apparently, different labs process the cryoglobulin tests in different ways — he said … Continue reading Ruffled feathers, indeed!

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Worried About My Worries

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We are a people of words.  Words permeate everything we do — even our thoughts are framed in words.  Because we are created in God’s image, and because he chose to give us a written guide beginning with the 10 Commandments, I think words matter to God.  In fact, I know words matter to him.  Jesus said, in Luke 6, The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his … Continue reading Worried About My Worries