prayer
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The Prayer Warrior’s Passing
Ten years ago today, my mother went home to Jesus, ensconced in her family’s songs of praise. Four years ago this week, I bravely opened the boxes I’d been avoiding for six years. Inside one opaque plastic tub, tucked next… Continue reading
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Pray for Autumn
About 30 years ago, I was babysitting for an infant girl with Down Syndrome who was often sickly. Though it was only a short watch, I didn’t leave her side as I monitored her chest rise and fall with wispy,… Continue reading
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Birthday Blessing
God answered our prayers!! Not how I’d expected, or imagined–I was hoping doctors’ offices were equipped with confetti cannons for moments like this. For years I’ve prayed for: a Cure, Healing, a Root Cause and Clarity* …tucked away in my… Continue reading
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BIrthday Boldness
[March 16 – Monday] It’s just a half hour until my final scan for the day. All that I’ve listened to or read today has been about praying boldly. In July of 2013 I began specifically praying for: clarity, root… Continue reading
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Initial Consultation – again
The initial consultation with a doctor is the hardest…to condense 20+ years of symptoms allows for about 1.5minutes per year. Some years were worse than others; some weekends were worse than entire years.[Thursday, March 15] I found myself once again… Continue reading
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#rainbowmaker part 2
On Sunday, the final day of Spring Break, I realized that I’d seen a rainbow, in some form, every day of break: a prism reflection on my fridge, breakfast at Rainforest Cafe, Jabaawokeez show, screening for a television show (double… Continue reading
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First World Problems: Third World Prayers
It was a normal day–highly scheduled with lots of fires to put out; then in a span of ten minutes and three unrelated events, my perspective changed. As I was leaving the workroom, I glanced down at my new blingy… Continue reading
