see the lilies

see the lilies

I’ve been learning a lot about worry lately. We all go through times in our life when we worry. And it makes sense … there’s so much to worry about in life. Every day I’m thankful that I don’t have to worry about how I’ll feed my...
the alchemy of hope

the alchemy of hope

Most of us, at one time or another, feel we have little value to offer to the world around us.  Whether this feeling has a pervasive death-grip on our lives or it is merely held in the fleeting moments of our pessimism, we know it is often a very real feeling. What...
where freedom begins

where freedom begins

It was the Monday to end all Mondays. We had made it to lunchtime only hanging by a thread. Leftover hamburgers from the weekend grill were forced into the microwave while hunger held tightly to the greasy door handle, waiting for the ding. Peanut butter slathered...