Misc.

Are you feeling weary from the journey?  I know I am.  And especially with everything that has been going on in 2020, it’s easy for me to get overwhelmed and filled with anxiety.  But I’ve found what settles my spirit is worship.  And this song has been at the top of my playlist for a

A few weeks ago, my son tested positive for Covid-19. As I sat on the floor beside his bed (in between administering breathing treatments and temperature checks), the Holy Spirit prompted me to read and study Psalm 23. It’s a familiar chapter (most of us have it memorized). It’s usually read at somber occasions…but if

It was the summer of 1995.  I had come to Dallas with my parents and siblings to attend an annual conference. While attending this conference, I had sung a solo “Here I Am” by Rebecca St. James, the lyrics of which popped up in my mind just recently. It begins: “God asks the question, “Whom

The medical residents were making their way into my father in laws’ ICU room…so I stepped out of the room. His kidneys were failing, he had double pneumonia in his lungs, no one had a clue about his brain function and a ventilator seemed to be the only thing keeping him alive.  I could hear

The very first field placement I had as a social work student was visiting homes of lower-income families with 2 and 3-year-old children. Each week I brought a book or toy and modeled for the family how to interact with their children. The goal was to help families engage and enhance vocabulary skills needed to

It’s been said that the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. But I’ve found that when God is involved in your story, he can accelerate those steps in a way that doesn’t make sense at all. Years ago that was my story.  We had a failed business venture that left us in

While chatting with my friend this morning, I mentioned how my oldest daughter has learned to roll with it since she was just a toddler. There were times when a celebration was canceled because of hospitalizations or when we had to decline to go to an event because it was in the middle of the

The afternoon fatigue was setting in one day at work. You know that feeling you get a couple hours after lunch? I was grateful for the few minutes I could sit down. The questions automatically came out of my mouth as I talked to the young girl in the room, and I was laser- focused

It’s a week full of excitement at our house this week. We had loads of fun celebrating my husband yesterday for Father’s Day. Tomorrow, it’s my son’s birthday, and to round it off, my daughter’s long-awaited graduation is this weekend. With all this activity, I’ve actually found myself wondering where did the time go? I

Fresh out of my training, I started a new job with much anticipation. After getting over feeling nervous, I caught onto my new routine. I couldn’t have asked for better colleagues.  Since I was the youngest one on the team, they obliged every time I needed help and took me under their wing. We had