Born to a single mother, who immigrated to America from the Republic of Panama, my father never recognized my sister or I as his children. We were not a priority in his life; he participated when it was convenient for him. My mother was raised Catholic and that is how I was raised. I attended […]
4-6 The misfits among the people had a craving and soon they had the People of Israel whining, “Why can’t we have meat? We ate fish in Egypt—and got it free!—to say nothing of the cucumbers and melons, the leeks and onions and garlic. But nothing tastes good out here; all we get is manna, manna, […]
Today would have been my brother’s birthday. He was my only biological sibling, two years younger than I. At the age of 9, he was diagnosed with an incurable neurologically deteriorating illness. At the time of the diagnosis, there were only 100 possible known cases throughout the United States. Schilder’s disease became the word of […]
We are all born into this world as sinners. As a baby, we obviously don’t understand what that means and during that timeframe, we aren’t purposely sinning. But nevertheless, we are born as slaves to sin. As I examine my own sinful desires, an image pops into my head. I imagine myself in shackles sitting […]
When someone asks how are you, what is your normal response? I have noticed so often it is “busy”. As women, this is true — we are busy with a capital B. We have children to chauffeur, houses to clean, friends to help, careers to succeed in, images to maintain, weight to lose, church work […]
The best conversations between friends are so satisfying … like the best thing you ever ate, it’s hard to describe … you just have to be there to experience the in moment. And some of those deep, deep conversations can last for hours. Talking to Jesus doesn’t have to be complicated or ritualistic — He […]
She makes you crazy with her sarcasm and snide remarks. Seemingly aloof to your constant turning away at her every judgmental comment, she persists with her negative monologue. Doesn’t she see that you’re totally turned off by her berating and condescending remarks? You can no longer tolerate the incessant hammering of words and you suddenly […]
Such conflicting emotions … almost sounds like the lyrics to a song! I can remember when my daughter was a toddler and I brought her to the mall for the first time to get some shopping done. Being a first-time parent at the time, I was a bit nervous about the solo excursion with her. […]
Titus Two 