We all have a story. Anyone who knows me, knows my story, knows that beneath my white skin I have suffered prejudices, rejection, being misunderstood and dismissed and knows that my brokenness has created an incredible love for Jesus in my heart. Because of my story of brokenness, I have learned to be”‘poor in spirit” […]
My Heart's Pondering
I ponder… a lot. I wonder about God, people, crazy things that happen in our world, and the promises of God. Blogs in this category will offer you a peek into the crazy brain of someone who chases metaphoric butterflies for fun.
Black Pearls
Isn’t it odd that we celebrate pearls as objects of beauty yet they started their journey in a place of pain in the soft flesh of that oyster? Imagine Ollie, the oyster, doing what oysters do, living their aquatic life, sucking the good out of the water passing over their gills, when some foreign object […]
Jesus Wept
When Jesus got to Bethany that day, he wept. I have heard so many stories through the years of why he wept. That God wept because they didn’t believe in Him. That he wept because they didn’t understand what he could do for Lazarus now. Or did the man Jesus weep because he felt the […]
“Do you want to be ROAD KILL?”
I am all about “loving people where they are” but am I fulfilling my God assignment to let them STAY THERE? If I am watching and see a Mac Truck barreling down on them and just say, “Oh, well, I don’t want to make you feel bad. You might enjoy being ‘road kill’ for a […]
“Good Morning, Bride of Christ”
Today my heart grieves for the corporate Bride of Christ. She is spiritually fat, sassy, lazy and asleep. She is blinged up for life but don’t be fooled by the bling. She wears a brave mask hide the broken, disillusioned places of her bleeding heart. The Bride has been deceived by those who are “greatly […]
Choices are like Legos
Although it makes it easier if you have all the facts, your truth remains in your hands as to how you will respond. Will you quit building? Will you go up? Will you go left? Or right? Say you are on the freeway and someone comes barreling up to you blowing the horn. You have […]