He Delighted In Me.
“He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.” Psalm 18:19 Although I’ve lived in spacious places all my life, I have never once been able to comprehend…
Category: Essays
Why Am I So Highly Favored?
Have you ever wondered what Mary was thinking when she said, “why am I so highly favored?” For some reason, this past month I’ve been pondering her response to the angelic news that she was…
This Light and Momentary Suffering
Have you ever thought about the woman in the Gospels who bled for 12 years, who suffered so greatly and spent all she had, but was never healed? A woman so desperate for relief she…
Mothering in the Shadow of Death.
“I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him.” 1 Samuel 1:27 Yesterday I celebrated my first Mother’s Day from the side of being a mother. We went…
Still Standing.
It’s Saturday afternoon and I’m waiting for video to render in one program and upload in another. During this brief mental pause, it has occurred to me that I haven’t left the house since Tuesday.…
Tantrum.
Most of the things I write about on this blog have to do with living in Turkey — something curious, or something difficult, or something ridiculous to the point of hilarity. But I struggle with…