I was baking bread and had some music playing in the background when a song came on. I don’t know the name or artist or even the title but a line in the song jumped out at me. Be careful what you ask for. Out loud I responded to no one in particular, “That’s for…… Continue reading Be Careful What You Ask For…..
Tag: Prayer
Yahweh Can Use the Flawed and Broken
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get into bed, exhausted, then toss and turn for hours before finally falling asleep. My brain just goes and goes. Thinking of all those things I didn’t finish that day, or topics I want to write about, or someone I was going to call and forgot. Nothing…… Continue reading Yahweh Can Use the Flawed and Broken
Keeping Marriage Healthy While in the Trenches!
During one of the final re-writes of Adoption Combat Zone a friend asked me if Tom and I had ever contemplated divorce during the midst of the craziness in our home. I quickly answered no. Later, I thought more deeply about what she asked. Then added this to the book: Marriage A friend asked me…… Continue reading Keeping Marriage Healthy While in the Trenches!
Please Don’t Touch Me! Parents Being Abused!
I’m telling you right off the bat that this subject infuriates me more than just about anything else. I can almost feel my blood boil when I stumble across a story about it. Abuse of parents by adopted children/teens. And the anger is multiplied when the abused parent has someone in their life enabling the…… Continue reading Please Don’t Touch Me! Parents Being Abused!
I Am Grateful!
The past few weeks I have been writing the book. To say it’s been hard is an understatement. Dredging through the trauma that infused our lives the past five years has brought so many unwanted feelings to the surface. Just two weeks ago I wrote how my beloved teen daughter was exposed to so much…… Continue reading I Am Grateful!
The Power of Believing – Putin and Ukraine – Ask Yahweh and Believe
There are four very powerful stories in the Bible that I want to talk about today. Everyone knows the story of Jericho. The walls came tumbling down. Have you ever really thought about it though? Did the walls come tumbling down because the Israelites marched around it for 7 days then blew their trumpets loudly? …… Continue reading The Power of Believing – Putin and Ukraine – Ask Yahweh and Believe