King

I encounter people daily who are struggling with this thing or that. And when I am tempted to get absorbed in my own & I hear what someone else is going through it makes my whatever-it-is seem so minute. We have so much to be thankful for. Selah... I do know who my Father is. …

Memories That Sting & A Father That Never Fails

My Father said to me on his deathbed what I had waited my entire 25-years of life at the time to hear - “ Bonnie you’re so beautiful. I’m proud of you & I love you.” I can ponder on that to this day at 48 years old & still weep as though it were …

Tuesday Truth

We are loved Precious Adored Cherished Complete in Christ Accepted in the Beloved Worth fighting for Beautiful Covered Protected & Chosen ~ And yet why is it so hard to believe? Because somewhere down the line we swallowed a pill of the worst kind. And I’m clawing away at my own core right now to …

All For Our Good

A lot of what I’ve been through has definitely made me stronger. And there are many of my stories that make those I share them with cringe – that I feel nothing anymore when telling. They are just memories now. No real emotion associated. That was not always the case. I call it victory & …

Confession Time On Trying To Cope & Desperately Needing God

Confession time. I am struggling under a burden recently I’ve been attempting to carry pretty much alone. I mean, I’ve been praying - yes, but I’ve also kept my eyes more on the circumstance than on God. And that is not faith. And He, regardless, has been faith-full to put article & video or post …

Light

Normal, every-day things speak to me often. Last night was no exception. The workday was a bit rough. I’m employed in the HVAC business & with this recent cold snap our phones were ringing off the hook. One hour bled into the next & before I knew it - it was 5 o’clock & time …

Finding Comfort In My Skin

“The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.” - Mark Twain I am grateful today for that ability, a feat I would've never achieved had I not received & began to truly understand God's Great Love for me. And as crazy as it may sound to some of you, I didn’t get there …

Still Learning

I came home from work last night & immediately took a long hot shower, trying to wash the day off. I heated up some leftover chili & settled down on the couch in my favorite spot & turned on the TV. Finished eating & called & spoke to my sweet son for a little while. …

The Risk Of Real & Vulnerability

“If something inside of you is real, we will probably find it interesting, and it will probably be universal. So you must risk placing real emotion at the center of your work. Write straight into the emotional center of things. Write toward vulnerability. Risk being unliked. Tell the truth as you understand it. If you’re …

A Grateful Tuesday Rambling

Oh to be fully understood & unconditionally loved.... My, oh my. Selah. What an elusive & what feels like an impossible thing apart from God. And man, don’t we know how to scratch & claw around at everything & everyone else trying to snatch up a crumb of it. I had an exceptionally great day …