Fearless Love
He looks at me over pizza, the noise of the restaurant hums in the background. “You are so beautiful” his gentle blue eyes find mine. He’s the Pastor I call Husband, the man who slid a ring on my left...
View ArticleScouraging For What?
Its the first Tuesday in March, the day when I get my half price latte from my local coffee shop. I buy the Pastor I call Husband his Vanilla Bean and take it to his office. I set the coffee on his...
View ArticleJust as You are…
In my mind’s eye, I see Him, clothed in compassion and kindness beckoning you into his courts of praise… He’s whispering to you in this very moment to come, Come. just. as. you. are. Abandon your...
View ArticleRunning…
Push pull, push-pull, my legs burn as they go around and around. The load heavy as I spin my bike. The instructor yells at me “Come on Hannah, harder.” I grit my teeth and take my workout to the next...
View ArticleOrganic Love
“I need to talk to you.” We stepped away from the activity and found a quiet spot. She didn’t look at me, I wished she had. Shame doesn’t have a place in friendship, in love. I need to tell you that...
View ArticleSoul Craving
It’s a soul craving that is yearning deep within today. The type that makes you feel unmistakably flat and slightly switched off as a part of the heart needs to be filled by the touch of heaven. I feel...
View ArticleDeep Rooted Courage
“So based on the other assessments I will be testing Sunny for Mental Retardation.” My gaze stays on her as she casually looks away to direct her attention on the Pastor I call Husband. The Child...
View ArticleLured?
“Mama Do you know if you lie you actually forget what the truth is? Did you know that Mama?” she asked again. I had just picked her up from school and our conversation was flowing easily about her day....
View ArticleYour Piece of the Puzzle
She sat in her pajamas wearing black glasses and smiling into the camera. I’m on the other side of the world trying to orchestrate an adult conversation with the woman I call “Mama.” The chaos of...
View ArticleLead not into Temptation.
“Did you end up telling him who it was?” The Pastor I call Husband looks out the car window with a gentleness that encompasses his whole face. “No. He would have gotten angry and I didn’t want to make...
View ArticleIn Step.
“I just had a conversation with Gary, his mum’s cancer has spread to her brain. His eyes welled with tears as I stood with him over the back fence.” The Pastor I call husband looked helpless as he...
View ArticleAB-The Great White Hunter.
The traps were set again. The male ego was inflated and tonight was the night the Pastor I Call Husband proudly named himself “The Great White Hunter.” He smiled cheekily and I laughed. There was a...
View ArticleThe Old Hymn
Two make shift mattresses were created for excited children. My seven year old who is a toothless beauty snuggled into her Tinkerbell sleeping bag, while her four year old brother curled up in his....
View ArticleTrue Self
Dear Friend, Have you been like me and dug into the wrong places seeking perceived beauty? The eye easily focuses on outward adornment leaving character in the dust. It struck hard has I watched with a...
View ArticleYikes! The Challenge is Set.
“87% to 95% of the illnesses that plague us today are a direct result of our thought life. What we think about affects us physically and emotionally. It’s an epidemic of toxic emotions.” “Change in...
View ArticleIntimacy.Sex.You.
It’s not a new concept, or a fresh revelation that we are wired for intimacy. A closeness between a man and a woman who feeds the central part of our being. We yearn and crave emotional engagement...
View ArticleA Daring Yes.
I was just about to walk out of the ladies restrooms when I saw her face. She normally smiles, not big smiles that beam with a heart full of joy but a smile that says she is glad to see you. She’s a...
View ArticleAnn Voskamp & Shaun Groves
Our church was blessed by two humble servants with hearts of gold this past weekend-Ann Voskamp and Shaun Groves-Moved with passion for Compassion Canada. There is a type of radicalism that stirs when...
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