Never Good Enough For This World

I have come to realize we can never be good enough for this world. We cannot be nice enough, thin enough, not rich enough, not talented enough, not giving enough, not organized enough, not smart enough… so I gave it up. There seems to be a catch… many people have not given up their expectations …

God is the Glue

So many of us struggle silently amidst an outwardly seemingly perfect life. We smile, we laugh yet our hearts are quietly breaking. How is it that we don’t fall apart? It’s a miracle most days to make it to the end without giving up. Many days it’s amazing we don’t quit the game all together. …

Life is Difficult

Life is difficult. Truly, life can be so hard from time to time… sometimes the pain of this life feels unending. No matter how much we try to control it and make all the right choices, life at times is utterly unbearable! This is true for everyone… we each are guaranteed to suffer in this …

Pain Offers A Choice

Pain offers us a choice. One choice leads to life and light and the other to suffering and death. The choice, of course, is ours. Pain absolutely can destroy us if we let it. With the fuel of our pain we can perpetuate it’s destruction. Each of us know folks who have let pain destroy …

Struggling For Peace Amidst Dreams Lost

I am heavy-hearted and filled with sadness. I sigh and sit with diminished hope my life or any life can ever be satisfactory and without the pain of loss: lost children, lost time, lost health, lost love, lost opportunities, lost understanding, lost patience, lost dreams. How do we come to peace with the loss of …

God Sees Flowers When We See Weeds

Often what we see as out of place or unwanted, God sees as beautiful and good! Who or what is the weed in your life? The weeds in my life are often people that press my ego’s buttons! They annoy me, insult me, or hurt me! I feel like they are ruining the beauty of …