Grace Like Rain

You were an angel even in life, and that gives me something to strive for every day. Missing you today and always, momma. Thanks for watchin...

It's all about lines. The finish line. Waiting in line. Then there is the most important line. The line separating you from other people...

So I have to write a sermon for August, the weekend I get back from Mexico. Something tells me to wait until after the trip, because somethi...

There are times lately when I feel hopelessly alone. I know full well that I am not alone; my life is overflowing with people who love me, b...

You know, sometimes it seems like such a waste.  Such a massive shame. I mean, I  stress to my friends how important it is to cherish their ...

"Dear ____, In a sec you'll hear a thunk. At your back door, the one nobody uses. It'll rattle the hinges a bit when it lands,...

I feel very fortunate lately to recognize the fact that I seem to be growing into myself. It's not as though I'm "finding"...

I miss you and I'm scared I don't really remember you anymore. I live my life with people who never knew you, and the only real pers...

Sometimes, I consider love. It's probably one of the most over-used, under-sincere words in the english language. I had a pastor who onc...

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace where there is hatred, let me sow love where there is injury, pardon where there is doubt, faith w...

I am feeling a great amount of heartbreak for so many reasons that I can't really find the words for. It's a painful thing; not havi...

I really appreciate Catherine Chalk. I had the terrific opportunity to spend a significant amount of time with her today sitting on a couch ...

So I have made the conscious decision to start blogging again. I miss writing in a very achy way, and I should probably get back into pract...

I don't want to hurt anymore. I can't. You mean more to me than anyone I have ever met. I would do anything for you, and that scares...

And I'll still love you Beyond what words can say I'll take your every suffering moment And bring a better day I'll still love y...

I haven't really felt like writing lately. Last night I was telling Jen about how, growing up, my mom always talked about the day when I...

You stand still in the cold, paralyzed in your anguish, transfixed By each swirling snowflake, which remind you every Year without fail of t...

Ellen-Marie Woodford (nee Bausman) Green Eyes MYSTERY Hair 4'10.5 Nail biter Neat freak Loves baking cookies/brownies Hates winter and t...

5 years. How can it be 5 years already? That's a quarter of my life. Soon, the rest is going to fly by... by the time I'm 31, you...

So I'm really joyful these days. Things are going very well. I feel very grounded in my faith, and I love gaining more and more knowledg...