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Advent’s Peace
It was the big bang. No theory here when it feels as if the very cosmos is bumping and smashing and whirling into itself. From Middle America to Australia to our very Center for care. Everywhere...
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And this is love
When did ten years become a lifetime? It feels like a lifetime ago we were in a different ministry setting. It was traditional with its scheduled youth programs and women’s ministry and bible study and...
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You’d be surprised
You would be surprised. If you walked through the doors of our Center, the place called Adult Rehabilitation Center that sounds plain and ordinary like maybe it’s for physical therapy or something, but...
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Discomfort Zone
He said it was out of his comfort zone. That when he came in for recovery he decided to do things that were different. It didn’t feel good but he wasn’t sure he remembered what it was like to feel...
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When good things collide
This week started with tears. The kind of tears that come with hurt and a lack of understanding and the kind that stream down your face on your 30 minute drive to work. You know, that kind of crying....
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The only way I can relate
Five years ago I was 10 pounds lighter. Ten years ago I ran 3 miles a day, 5 days a week and clocked under 8 min. a mile on an average day. Four years ago I walked regularly and ran some. When my...
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Shine
“In a futile attempt to erase our past, we deprive the community of our healing gift. If we conceal our wounds out of fear and shame, our inner darkness can neither be illuminated nor become a light...
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Five-Minute Friday {free}
Linking up with the gracious Kate Motaung, host of the weekly free-writing prompt known as Five-Minute Friday. Stop by and join this group of lovelies. I’m a suspicious sort, tossing the junk mail with...
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At the end of the day
Is this summer really busier than most or were slower summers just seen through hazy-want-it-to-be-so memories? Summers when our kids were young seemed to stretch on with long days in the pool and road...
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Word Processor
Maybe I’m a slow learner. I never thought that. I did okay in school. We moved too much in my high school years to find out my real strengths but I’m no dummy. When it comes to learning about...
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Thank God!
Just like the kids who come running when you call out “Supper’s ready” we come running with our thanks when the calendar reminds us Thanksgiving is drawing near. I reckon we’re all scurrying about in...
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When a cigarette lighter is part of Advent
We shared in our first Advent Sunday of the year. We celebrated with our men who live in this rehabilitation center, some working for change, others wishing for it like something on their Christmas...
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The Small Things
It was a small thing of great joy. It was a risk and a leap made all the sweeter in the quiet of it all. It’s no easy thing to step up on a small stage and step up to a microphone to read God’s word,...
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Retreat? Hardly!
Retreat: to withdraw Often, we speak about going on a retreat, meaning to withdraw away from the busy-ness of life, the noise and distractions. We retreat to refresh and refuel. We are going on a...
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My Undefined Obsession with Food (guest post)
“This will be the last time. I need it once more and then I’ll be OK. I know it costs too much, I know what it’s doing to me but I can’t take it…I have to have it today.” Did you think I was talking...
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On this beautiful summer day, I will not lose hope
I suppose summer isn’t the time to talk of the hollowness of grief. These are the days of long sunshine inviting us to play a little longer. These are the times of family reunions and seeing new...
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When does a winning team look like losers?
At recess, I was never the first one chosen for a team but I wasn’t the last either. It was awkward for everyone when the numbers of kids left was down to three or four. I can only imagine the anxiety...
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What if The Church were more like AA?
Through our ministry with men in recovery, we’ve been introduced to AA and NA and their many partner groups. We have become proponents and believers in the Twelve Step program. We see spiritual truths...
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Where is the renewal of my soul?
How do you tell them you’re tired? That your smiles aren’t as real as they use to be? That, most days, you have to make yourself show up. This isn’t suppose to happen. Not to us, not to people who are...
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Is your craving lying to you?
I’m more likely to crave those tortilla chips than chocolate. You know, the blue ones that aren’t overly salted and a tad thinner than the ‘other’ ones? Yes, I’ll choose those any day over chocolate....
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