The road to wholeness appears to have many starts and stops. And here I am, again, feeling broken. Not shattered, but not seamless either. Psalm 34:18 is what I need to hear tonight. Again and again. Whispered reminders that I am not alone…that God is here with me. Binding up my heart and healing me [...]
Tag Archives: love
looking back…looking forward
Tonight, I have been looking back through my posts. Like photos in an album, each marking a specific moment or season, the blog posts transport me back to the frame of mind and the condition of heart that I was experiencing as I typed them out word by word. They are digital time capsules, snapshots [...]
morning dawns
“…where morning dawns and evening fades you call forth songs of joy.” – Psalm 65:8b Anyone who reads what I write here must surely sense that my life is full of ups and downs. Correction: my life is full of hairpin turns of emotion that often make little sense. It seems like every day [...]
Why I Still Love My Wife
I have been trying hard to remind myself why I still love my wife. Lists can be helpful sometimes, so here goes… I love the sound of Hope’s laugh. It is unmistakable. I’ve always been able to locate her in a crowded room when I hear her laughter. I love that she has such a [...]
Never.
I don’t love you anymore. I remember the moment, the place, the angle of the sun, the smell in the park. I know the precise heartbeat when suspicions became real, fears were confirmed, and my life changed. I haven’t loved you for years. I’m not sure I believe those words, but she does. And, I [...]
All the Poor and Powerless
The first time I heard the song All the Poor and Powerless by the worship duo All Sons and Daughters I was listening to the Relevant Podcast. I was driving down the road, running errands or shuttling kiddos and the song started. It was a moment of feeling completely blown away. Floored by the power of [...]
But He Didn’t Wonder Who Loved Him.
A song, a blog, and a picture book. That was the sound of God’s voice I heard today, reminding me where He is in the middle of my messy life. I’ve written previously about the wild range of emotions I can experience through the course of the day. Up/down…at peace/full of anxiety…confident/doubtful. It’s remarkable I [...]
Where is the Balance?
Yesterday, I chose to be stubborn. I’ve been feeling hurt and sad and alone and abandoned and raw and indignant and helpless. (Need me to add any more adjectives? I’m guessing you have a sense of how I’ve been feeling.) This season I’m in with my relationship to my wife seems to spin from one [...]
Emotions
It is pretty amazing what a range of emotions I’m capable of experiencing in a relatively brief space of time. When I woke this morning I had a heavy feeling of sadness. The sadness that creeps out of my fear that the thing I’m hoping for will never come to be and that my attempts [...]
Follow Me? Okay.
