The Wastelands

Boxes lined the hallway as I made my way outside.  Barry was loading the remaining items into the U-Haul.  We turned around to soak in the view of our adorable house.  We had recently placed a huge amount of time and effort into fixing up the place.  It oozed with Bishop handiwork.  Barry and I spent our [...]

Mindful of My Mind (part 2)

Growing up, my mother dealt with depression.  To say that she suffered heartache as a young woman would not do her pain justice.  She lost her mother to cancer at 19, her grandfather to cancer at 20 and her cousin, which was like a brother, drowned tragically when she was 21.  In the midst of this she got married and not [...]

Mindful of My Mind

It wasn't too long of a wait, although it seemed like an eternity.  I procrastinated on making the appointment for a number of reasons, but none of them were good enough.  I didn't want to make a big deal out of nothing, but my mind and my heart were at odds and my heart finally [...]

Edit Me Gracefully

 “The growth of grace is like the polishing of metals. There is first an opaque surface; by and by you see a spark darting out, then a strong light; till at length it sends back a perfect image of the sun that shines upon it.” -Edward Payson (1783-1827) I was completely taken off guard.  So I just [...]

Just Lettin’ My Hair Down

After my last post, which I mulled over forever... I started thinking about how hard it is to truly be honest about heartache, sin and disappointment when you are leading more than just yourself.   Because of that, I think there are a lot of minister's wives that are dealing with things in the quiet of their own prayer [...]