I’ve been digging through some of my old baggage – sharing pieces of the year God told us a whole lot of “no” and not much else. My hope is that it might encourage you if you find yourself stuck in a place where your prayers seem to be bouncing off the walls. If you [...]
Entries from December 2009
December 30, 2009
Is there life after “No”? (part 2)
Based on some of the comments and emails I received after posting about the year God told us nothing but “no” there are folks out there who wonder how the story ended. Well, it ended here
This is Owosso, Michigan. Unlikeliest of destinations. Corn fields as far as the eye can see and enough farm equipment [...]
December 28, 2009
Is there life after “No”?
Sometimes heading into the New Year can be intimidating.
Especially when we are desperate for it to deliver. What if it doesn’t?
What if God doesn’t come through?
What if His answer to critical questions is just plain old “no.”
I’m writing about that over at (In) Courage today. About the year God told my husband and I [...]
December 27, 2009
Don’t go breaking my heart
Happy two years my Micah.
Since you came screaming into the world that snowy Michigan afternoon it’s been a passionate exercise in parenting. Every single minute. I feel I may already be half way to velveteen thanks to you.
I am your raggedy, chewed on, strangled with love, burned raw with the heat of your affection and [...]
December 25, 2009
No such thing as a silent night
Having had two children
It’s my opinion
That that first night
Was anything but silent.
