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Recently I asked my husband, “will I always be sad?” There are so many things in our life (and family) that we are grieving. Unseen things. Yes, they are seen by God . But the sadness often feels so heavy. So deep. So lasting. The colder weather, the longer nights makes this season especially hard. We held this grief during the summertime, but during the day I could go to the pool with my youngest two children and sit in…
On my knees, beside my bed, I closed my eyes and wished life was different. I prayed, asked God to work, and intervened. But my circumstances stayed the same. I felt the sadness creep into my very soul that night. The next morning, even with the rising of the sun I struggled to see God’s mercies. Sadness makes me feel invisible. As a type-A, eldest daughter with five children, a busy husband, and lots of responsibilities, I don’t have time…
My poor orchid, which has bloomed over and over again before, is now just sitting in her pot and hasn’t bloomed for weeks! In fact, now there is some mold on the leaves. I have learned that staring at a plant does not make it grow. Neither does moving it around the house every three days, watering it more often, or Googling, “Why won’t my plant bloom?” I can give a plant water, sunlight, and good soil, but eventually I…
As my children grew older I found the laundry piles increased in size. Their clothes, which used to be tiny and could be done in one load, now took several loads! I also needed bigger laundry baskets. The house we lived in several years ago had two flights of stairs. I had to lug the laundry from the basement to the top floor each day. The relief I felt after placing that basket at the foot of my bed each…