It started with a little insomnia. More than once during the week, I awoke from heavy dreams feeling threatened. Sometimes after hours of tossing and turning, sleep would come again, but I’d wake up in the morning with a nagging sense of worry. Then, I picked up an old habit of replaying conversations and analyzing them. What did this person mean when she said that? Did he really mean what he said, or was he just being polite? Interactions on social media were even worse, because there was no Continue Reading
How I Know God Hears
Every now and then, he gives me an undeniable glimpse of his love for me. A moment where I know without a doubt that God hears me. That he hears each and every one of us. My friend calls them God winks. But this. This was more like a God hug. It was as though he reached down from heaven, wrapped his arms around me and said, “I see you.” I’ve learned to pay attention. The evidence of his love and attention to each detail of our lives is all around us, but I sometimes I wonder how often I Continue Reading
Why We Can Give an Unknown Future to God
It was as though the doctor knew me and my tendency to try to find answers. To try to see into an unknown future. “I don’t think your daughter had a stroke. She is healthy, and she shows no signs of one.” I looked at the doctor in wide-eyed disbelief because this thought never entered my mind. Apparently a stroke was one of the reasons a person may develop a tendency to go cross-eyed. We spent the next several minutes talking about possible outcomes. The best and the worst. And Continue Reading
