“Where is your faith?” The words punched me in the stomach. I couldn’t breathe…I certainly could not answer. I looked into the eyes of my accuser with nothing to counter his accusation. The irony of this conversation was that for years I tried to persuade my dad to have faith in Jesus. Now he was questioning mine. As I fretted over a missed job opportunity, …
Bite of Bread Bible Reading Plan/June 2-8: No Fear (Psalm 27)
I love this verse. It makes everything so very simple. David states, “My darkness is light because of God; my eternity secure. There is no need to fear anything. God has me forever.” Can you hear the security in David’s voice? Do we know such security, or does fear sweep our thoughts away? The reading plan this …
The Secret to Blessed and a Henri Nouwen Book Giveaway!
I spotted her at the end of the night. How could anyone be so beautiful with half her teeth missing? But her smile…oh this older woman’s sweet face. I had to go to her and tell her how very pretty she was. I grabbed her hands and looked into those soft brown eyes and said, “You’ve got the most beautiful …
Word Wednesday: Pause (Pä’s) and Pondering of 1 Corinthians 13:7
I had been driving for 8 hours after a week of meeting other writers, agents, and editors. I was exhausted mentally, emotionally, and physically. And I knew my sweet husband had cooked dinner for me. He was waiting my arrival. But the sunset beckoned me. I couldn’t resist it’s beauty, so I quickly pulled into a park that …
Change Coming for Bite of Bread Mondays
Something has been bothering me about the Bite of Bread. Every Monday morning when I write and post (hopefully by 8 which should’ve been by 7) a little voice in the back of my head whispers, “The people depending on this reading plan for the week needed it before they got up this morning…some are already at work.” The …