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Listening and Processing
God’s been at work in me lately. He’s been showing me things that have long been buried. This summer I found myself very angry 2-3 times in 3 weeks. My husband remarked that he has never seen me that mad before and what’s going on? Well, like most of my Christian walk; God and I had a talk in my car and He showed me the anger wasn’t coming from the situation or the people I thought I was angry with. It was coming from all those years of abuse and mistreatment. Well, this was something I wasn’t prepared for. I sat with it for a couple of days...
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God what is it You’re doing with me? From my view point, it’s hard to see It’s been a blur; things happen so fast And these changes are going to last My heart and commitments are shaken My soul has been awakened Things I trusted and relied on Have all turned to dust; they’re gone Gingerly, I take one step at a time As I cling for life to the vine Behind me; You close a door Another step forward, I yearn for more More will come when the time is right I find I’m ready for what’s in sight I breathe deep and I look to You Step by step...
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Everyone has their own life story And everyone’s past can bring God glory God can redeem brokenness and make you whole Allow Him to refresh and renew your soul The details of your story are like ingredients in a cake When sifted together and allowed to bake A delicious dessert suddenly appears Created from your blood, your sweat and your tears Each cake is different, no two are the same Life’s heartaches and joys are what they contain They’re different in appearance and in taste But no ingredient has gone to waste Celebrate...
read moreThankful
The years have helped me to understand The value of things I can’t hold in my hands The people I love, my friends and family And those who have gone before me Past events have shaped who I am today Just as a potter molds a lump of clay The people who prayed for me everyday As I struggled and journeyed along the way The sweet sound of a baby’s cry The love found in a mother’s eyes These are what I’m thankful for Things I can’t buy in a store. Things that God gives to me Of great value; yet they’re free As I...
read moreFog
It was a cloudy day. Not just cloudy but the clouds were sitting very low in the sky. In fact when we woke up the clouds were just 20 feet above the water, or so it seemed. We were in Geiranger, Norway at the Geiranger Fjord. Our plan for the day was to back track the way we arrived and take pictures. What we didn’t consider is that we would need to drive many switchbacks up the mountain into a cloud. We started out and it wasn’t bad; we drove higher and higher and suddenly we realized we were driving right into the cloud. By this time we...
read moreFarewell Faithful Friend
We’ve ordered a new vehicle to replace my 2002 Saturn. It’ll be delivered mid August. In the mean time, I’m saying goodbye to my very faithful friend. I bought it brand new and we’ve been through a lot together. It‘s always been there for me: it brought me to my wedding; it brought my mom and me to the airport so we could visit my aunt Elsie – whom we both loved very much. It brought me to work many years; it brought me there the day I got fired, the day I got my job back, it brought me to the hearings in between. It brought me to my job...
read moreSedona
One of my favorite places I’ve found is Sedona, AZ; here’s why: It’s a highly spiritual place. You can’t go to Sedona and say there is no God. When I’m there and I see sky that is the bluest sky I could ever imagine and these huge red rock mountains contrasted with that blue sky and lush green trees, it’s beautiful. The rocks are red, the mountains are red, the dirt is red and the concrete sidewalks are red. If you find a small rock and pick it up and look at it in your hand you will see it sparkles in the sunlight. You can see it in the...
read moreInside Out Love
I sometimes complain when I go with my husband Bill on photo shoots or meeting new clients but I shouldn’t because something usually happens that makes it all worthwhile. Last fall Bill was with a mother and daughter shooting senior pictures and her dad met us in the parking lot to drop off some glitter his daughter wanted. He stopped to chat and told Bill he heard the photos were turning out great. Then the father added “well, she’s so beautiful” and the daughter just rolled her eyes like she was saying “oh, Dad; stop it”. I got the...
read moreChosen and Honored
I attended a retreat called Sacred Rhythms and we did an exercise of Lectio Divina which went like this: the leader read through Isaiah 43:1-4: But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. 3 For I am the Lord your...
read moreA Beautiful Mosaic
On my birthday in February my husband wrote this on my card: God was so excited the day he created you because he knew your story from beginning to end and he couldn’t wait to tell it. This really impacted me and I wrote about God knowing my story (see Circle of Light). However, there’s more for me to process in this statement. I have a hard time with the piece about being excited about my story, in fact so excited that he couldn’t wait to tell it. To be honest, I wasn’t excited about my story at all and certainly not to the extent that I...
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