Worry, fear, and anxiety welled up within me. Every facet of our lives felt like it was under attack. Have you ever been there? Overwhelmed with anxiety-provoking chaos, and feeling utterly helpless to control it? The temptation to surrender to fear is strong. The thing was, I had talked to patient after patient for years…
Photo Credit: freeimages.com/Markus Nyberg Lord, forgive me. Forgive me for fleeing to wells that don’t satisfy. Forgive me for talking more than listening. Forgive me for running so fast that I don’t make room for You in the quiet. Lord, I desperately need You. I need Your refreshing in a dry and weary land….
Photo Credit I like getting my way. I love eating the last Oreo. I’ll take the pretty Barbie doll and give you the Ken with the missing head. I’m calling shotgun forever. Inside me dwells a 5-year old in pigtails. I’m cute, and I know it. I know how to work the room, and…
Photo Credit I don’t like puzzles. I learned this when my husband and I were in the dating phase. I am easily frustrated when I can’t figure out how the pieces fit together. Plus, my back aches from bending over, and the strain on my eyes from focusing so intently gave me a killer…
Photo Credit: Simon Steinberger, via Pixabay I watched a memorial service online this week. I did not attend the actual service several months ago because I’d cried through a few too many funerals in 2014, and no one would notice if I missed this one. As I watched, I felt compelled to pick up…
Photo Credit: Katie Grimmer-Laversanne, via Free Images I am not good at waiting. I guess because I grew up in the age of microwaves and instant everything. I wish I could tell you that while I sit in the waiting room I am peacefully at rest, but that is not the case. In actuality, I…