I have always loved snowy days; that’s how you know I am from the South. Seeing snow makes me giddy. If there is snow in the forecast I am more likely to run towards it than away. Back before 4 kids and 2 knee replacements, I was a skier. There are certain days, like today, … Continue reading Snowy Days
God. Have. Mercy.
God. Have. Mercy. We have lost our way. Contempt is our daily bread. Scorn our companion. Judgement flows from our mouths in a torrent. We have turned our faces away from each other. Away from you. We cannot see. Our hearts are heavy with the weight of our blindness. Remove the scales from our eyes. … Continue reading God. Have. Mercy.
Spit Baths
January 7, 1973. Atlanta. I was 10. I remember it was cold. I remember hoping for snow. Instead, we got ice. Tons of it. The trees that were left standing were bent in half. Afterwards, it looked like a tornado had come through our area. Clean up took months. Regrowth of trees took years. The … Continue reading Spit Baths
The Door to the Secret Place
I don’t know what to say. Still. You would think this writer’s block would have passed by now. But my words are still catching somewhere between my brain and my fingers. Usually my feelings flow freely onto the page. It is my way to process. Maybe it’s because there is so much to process lately … Continue reading The Door to the Secret Place
2026
For all who are weary. For all who are tired. For all who are holding your breath, waiting for another shoe to drop. I am with you. I am you. 2026. A new day. A clean slate. For the heart sick. For those exhausted by hardship and loss. A new year to try again. A … Continue reading 2026
Unglued
When I was a little girl we used to go to my Uncle Iman and Aunt Polly’s house on Christmas Eve. It was a whole family affair with lots of people I didn’t know. I only knew I got presents from all of them. I remember a bowl of nuts with a nutcracker, my uncle’s … Continue reading Unglued
Advent ~ The Christ Candle
I have wrestled this week with what to write. Then this blog came across my social media and it spoke to me and for me. I am sharing it here because it is powerful. It embodies the Advent season of waiting. I am weary and waiting, and I know many of you are as well. … Continue reading Advent ~ The Christ Candle
Advent ~ Week 4 ~Love
The fourth candle. A light in the darkness. Whatever the darkness is in this season. For me loss. For others anxiety. Or fear. Or heaviness. The love candle is lit in the midst of it all to remind us that love wins. It always wins, even when I cannot see it. “Let there be light.” … Continue reading Advent ~ Week 4 ~Love
Advent ~ Week 3 ~ Joy
A word for all who mourn this holiday season. For those who long for joy to break through the sorrow. For those who know the joy of the Lord even when they don't feel it. Weep, Beloved. Tears release the pressure. As they run down your cheeks, the pain is leaking out. Falling away. I … Continue reading Advent ~ Week 3 ~ Joy
Recovery
I have had a few major surgeries in my life where they took significant body parts out of me. I had to learn to pay attention to my body in ways I had never considered before. Mainly, because my body couldn’t do what it used to right away. This involved relearning how to move, when … Continue reading Recovery
Michelle's Mosaic 