Laying in the ashes, Job had every reason to give up.
Abandonment: a fear that haunts
The fear of abandonment still haunts me, 33 Aprils from that traumatic first time.
3 findings in my search for a “real” family
In my search for a “real” family, God provided three kinds of healing, while I was growing up and even today. Here are my findings:
Extended family
Searching for a “real” family
My red notebook from junior high holds one recurring theme—a wish to go back in time. Sure, it details the requisite girl drama, secret crushes, and bad poetry. But over and over again a lament sounds: “I wish I could be five years old again, when life wasn’t so complicated.” Until I reread this notebook … Read more
Memory stones
What do your memories signify? Are they markers of personal history? Are they ghosts who haunt you? Burdens or joys? My memories are all those things, and something else: My memories are like stones that commemorate meetings with God.
Stones are markers of memory and permanence.