STRUGGLE. Let’s be honest… we are ALL struggling to some degree. Maybe a lot… maybe a little. Is it worry? Frustration, loneliness, disappointment, sadness, or lack of purpose you feel? Maybe a collision of all the emotions???  And I hate to be so blunt, but sometimes our circumstances find their way through choppier currents before they sail upon smooth waters. Oh, but friends... blessed is the one who lets GOD into these desperate spaces of life. Where voids are deep and ... VIEW POST

Stuck in the monotony of life. I found myself there one afternoon, and battled with the all-to-familiar internal grumble as text messages flew in. From my sister and parents, both from beautiful places I abruptly became aware that I’d “rather” be. Luscious green golf course views on a brilliantly colored spring day, followed by beach scenes from mom and dad on a carefree getaway in one of my favorite vacation spots.  I wanted everything I saw. Everything “else.” And that was ... VIEW POST

Overwhelmed? Have you ever taken on too much? Maybe now? But then you ask yourself, what can possibly go... right? I feel the serious need for a bit more margin in my life, but God, “what in the WORLD would you possibly want me to give up?!” It all looks so “good,” so “serving,” so “for YOU,” and for “your people.” I’ve made commitments… and they NEED me. Beyond that, they need the “best” of me. But my best is gone.  Isolated from the world in the comfort of my bedroom, I allow secret ... VIEW POST