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Alone
Sitting alone in the ER waiting room. There is an adult daughter and her mother close to me. I could hear bits of their conversation. I found myself transported back in time to a hospital room so many years ago. The room was only lit by the television, but no sound...
How can I be silent?
How can I be silent? If you were to turn on the news these days, you would find a common theme on every station, HURT. We live in a time of trouble and heartbreak. There are headlines of destruction and ones of loss. Many people are hurting and are living without...
Restore
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17 Have you ever been to a thrift store or a yard sale and found an item and thought, "I can restore this!"? Well, my husband...
Sweet, Sticky Grace
I shouldn’t have even tried it, but I did. No need to bother my grandmother when I could do it all by myself. My young little eyes barely could see over the kitchen table, but all I needed to do was pour milk from a carton into a glass, add a little Ovaltine...
Timing
"When the time is right, I, the Lord, will make it happen." Isaiah 60:22 On July 20th, 2021, after many years of planning, working, and engineering, Jeff Bezos (the richest person in the world), went to space, with three other people. Rising 65 miles into the sky...
Who am I?
Lean into Jesus Ministries sends a big "thank you" to Jordanna Lacy Rowley for allowing us to share her story today. Jordanna has many gifts. Perhaps my favorite is her beautiful voice. When she sings, it is as I imagine the voices of angels of heaven. Her life's...
Keep on Cheering
I wanted to be a cheerleader when I was young. I tried out once and did not make the squad. Then I contracted rheumatic fever, which led to a heart murmur, and that ended all my hopes of ever being on the sidelines cheering. When I was allowed to go back to school, I...
In the Valley
I’ve always loved the mountains. Their sheer size is breathtaking. I love their craggy high edges and their steep terrain. I love the abundance of nature that can thrive in the mountains. I was recently reminded of a hike I went on in Montana. The hike started in the...
A Little Fish
"You need to know you are about to be a little fish in a big pond; things will be very different next year." My junior high school principal's concern for me was genuine. I spent the first eight years of my education in the cozy cocoon of a rural community school. ...
It is Only a Season
It is early morning; the sun is shining all is quiet except for that blasted rooster who awakes me every morning. It is summer in Alabama, so you know it is humid. A beautiful morning. I am feeding the animals, and Violet the Pig is already in her mud bath, trying her...
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