A Sober Reality

Back and forth, to and fro, down the winding roads of rural North Carolina - I drove home from a solo trip to the grocery store. Nothing but the sound of the car engine humming and the cicadas buzzing loudly. Overstimulation was something I thought only young children suffered, but as I spend more time …

A New Song

Do the birds know something I don't yet know? I can hear it in their cheerful song. Never missing a sunrise. The opportunity to sing anew; to skip along linked arm in arm with a melody. Not versed in scripture or reading, but need they be? In Psalms we read of new joy coming with …

My Quiet Place

There’s a place aloft the Colorado National Monument that may as well have a spot carved out, about the width of my jeans.....labeled, “Lakin was here.” In those early days as a single mother, when all that mattered was off on a visit to her dad’s- this is where I landed. In an attempt to …

When God Doesn’t Meet Our Needs

I think there is a burning question in each one of us, Christian or not. This question has been brought up over and over for years and it may even cause some doubt in believers or fuel the argument against Christianity. Why does God allow suffering? And just as many times as the question has …

25 Days of December: Matthew Chapter 22

Merry -Day After- Christmas! I hope you all enjoyed your break! I know mine was full of new traditions, quality time, missing people and new ways of thinking. I don't know about you, but I am starting to learn about the things that really matter to me. I had a nice walk with God this …