Surrender. There are two faces to surrender. There is surrender that springs from obedience and fear. And there is surrender that is birthed from trust and love. I started to write about this very topic, of Mary’s “yes” to God, several years ago. I never finished the piece out of fear. Fear that my views […]
I don’t know about you, but I struggle to dedicate time to prayer. I know people who wake up in the early hours of the morning to read their daily devotional or to contemplate scripture. This is not me. And I gave up trying about a year ago. No, I’m not a quitter. I just […]
“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.” I remember thinking as a child that this traditional bedtime prayer my mom prayed with me (until I was about seven) was creepy and awful. […]
Every Christmas this song touches me deeply, usually to the point of tears. As mothers we all need some “breath of heaven,” some divine grace now and then to help us on our path of parenting. This Christmas I pray that I learn to love better, pray better and grow in grace and wisdom. Amen.
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