I want to give you the latest information on my health. The last time I posted, I mentioned that I had an appointment in May to see a specialist about my condition (SSCD). I had that appointment, and I will be having a Middle Fossa Craniotomy to repair the condition (called a dehiscence) on Monday... Continue Reading →
Health Update
Hi everyone! It's been a while since I announced that I was stepping away from writing indefinitely due to Vestibular Migraine. Since then I have been trying more treatments, unsuccessfully, and advocating for myself. I requested my neurologist to order some additional testing. Thankfully, those tests suggest that my headaches, vertigo, and several other symptoms... Continue Reading →
When I Think About Christmas
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:1,14, ESV) We all have our own special... Continue Reading →
Sabbatical
Those of you who know me are aware of my struggle with chronic migraine; you also know that I try not to let it stop me from living life. Lately, however, I have had a much more difficult time dealing with the constant pain and frequent vertigo. As a result, I feel it best to... Continue Reading →
The Outsiders -Redux
“Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person” (Colossians 4:5-6 ESV). Today I am reposting one of my favorite posts as migraine has interfered with my writing time this week.... Continue Reading →
East and West
“He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from... Continue Reading →
Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
From a strictly human view, Christianity just doesn’t make sense.
Pain, Protection, Purification and Proclamation
“As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.” (Psalms 42:1, ESV) This post will be a little bit different. It’s a part of my church’s focused blog series on the Psalms. We were given several Psalms and had the option of writing on one Psalm, one verse, or... Continue Reading →
Bearing the Name Part 12: Witnesses
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8, ESV) This is the last post in the Bearing the Name series. Originally I thought I could cover the... Continue Reading →
Bearing the Name Part 11: “Lord, Lord”
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many... Continue Reading →
Skipping Stones 