by marybeth | Nov 13, 2024 | Faith, Mercy and Suffering
Who here hasn’t walked a season in survival mode? A season where the days are long, our hearts are heavy and our souls weary. A season where life doesn’t stop for our grieving and our worry. Yet who among us does not desire a life living fully in our identity as a...
by marybeth | Aug 19, 2024 | Faith, Life, Reflections
If there were an exhibit at the museum of my life, perhaps it would include a series of coats. Being as I currently own only two coats and neither of them fit well, perhaps more description is needed. I recently had the privilege of sitting in as my college children...
by marybeth | Aug 9, 2024 | Faith, Mercy and Forgiveness
You’re such a good mom, they say with admiration. Teach me, their eyes say. Share your wisdom or your secret strategy to raising such great kids. I take a breath, smile, and thank them, telling them that truly any goodness they see must come from the Lord. Though true...
by marybeth | May 23, 2024 | Faith, Life
One of the biggest temptations facing Christians today is that we are trying to live our heaven on earth. There are so many ways we are trying to ease the challenges placed before us, quench our thirst and/or fill the void that we feel inside; and yet, truly, there is...
by marybeth | Apr 23, 2024 | Faith, Prayer
Spring is in the air and I am itching to do all the things: wash the windows, declutter the house, plant the garden, mulch. I am pondering where to start. Is it my cabinets? They certainly have platters and mixers and crock pots and bowls all ever so neatly and gently...
by marybeth | Mar 28, 2024 | Faith, Life, Reflections
There is a line in a song from the Broadway musical Wicked where one of the main characters, Elphaba, says, “Something has changed within me. Something is not the same. I’m through with playing by the rules of someone’s else’s game.” This stanza is playing on repeat...
