The wind is howling, rushing down the mountain through the trees; they are possessed with it. I can feel them bowing and bending. I can hear the violence of crashing branches. Surround sound starts on one side of me and then swirls around to the other. In the wee hours, when my mind is wide … Continue reading Windstorms
Inspiration
The Silence of God
I sit in silence on my back porch, contemplating. The leaves are worshiping all around me in a kaleidoscope of color. I sit and wait, for what? I do not know. I am drawn inward to listen for words which do not present themselves. I have found in order to jiggle them loose, I … Continue reading The Silence of God
Hope Wins…Again
Darkness overcomes me. Black as ink, not even a hand in front of my face is visible. I am surrounded. I am afraid of the absence of light. My heart pounds. I grasp and claw, until I realize it is futile to fight the black night of the soul. I have no control. I have … Continue reading Hope Wins…Again
Las Vegas
Another city. Another tragedy. Another illusion of safety shattered by bullets falling from the sky. We look to point fingers. We want our illusion back. Give us our illusion that nothing bad can happen in our country. Give our false sense of security back. The truth is we are not and cannot be in control … Continue reading Las Vegas
What is it with Millennials?
By now most of us have heard or witnessed the problems with the millennial generation. This is what we hear, regularly. They cannot problem solve. They have no motivation. They want everything handed to them. They are too sensitive. We have also heard the reason for these issues is our parenting. We presented them all … Continue reading What is it with Millennials?
September 12th
There is a lot of attention given to September 11th. Rightfully so. It was a day that changed the way we see the world. As a country, we are still looking through the lenses of fear we were given on that day 16 years ago. We can’t help but remember the event which stunned and … Continue reading September 12th
Miracles (Part 3)
I am a skeptic. I was raised in America where skepticism is clothed in the intellectual pursuit of knowledge. The traditional church doesn’t seek out miracles due to the belief that they were only needed when the church was being formed and the Bible was being written. The non-traditional church believes that healing happens every … Continue reading Miracles (Part 3)
Romania (Part 1)
Outside my window there is a cacophony of noise, roosters crow, dogs bark, and pigeons coo. Horse drawn carts clop, clop along and cars rev their engines and honk their horns. The sky is baby blue with cotton ball clouds. Someone is sweeping down below and the sound of the broom echoes up into my … Continue reading Romania (Part 1)
Faith vs. Surrender
Since I wrote the middle-of-the-night-scare-your-family-and-friends blog titled I Wish, I have been thinking about it quite a bit. Somehow it was extremely freeing to write from the depths of my soul like that. I think to open up and let the hard stuff be seen was a big step for me. I typically hold it … Continue reading Faith vs. Surrender
A Word About Vulnerability
A word about vulnerability. This word has been popping up in my comment threads recently as I have written about the hard place we are currently walking. (Thanks for the comments, btw. It is nice to know people are reading and my words are not floating into a black hole somewhere. 🙂 ) Because of … Continue reading A Word About Vulnerability
Michelle's Mosaic 