hope – Beautiful In Time

Crossing Into Heaven Into God’s Delight!

Today is the one-year anniversary of Rudolph’s crossing over into heaven. This past year has been painful. As I woke up this morning, I decided to take a sunrise walk along the river to listen to my heart grieve. I knew my burning streams of tears would be soothed by the cold strong currents ofContinue reading “Crossing Into Heaven Into God’s Delight!”

The Sky Has No Limit

Its a beautiful morning as I sit here looking out across the river and see the glowing pink of the approaching sunrise sweep across the canvas of a new day. The tall green grasses with purple tips are unswayed in the crisp morning frost. The sleepy birds start chattering to each other; and, I soakContinue reading “The Sky Has No Limit”

Who Am I?

You don’t know me. You really don’t know me. I’m that forgettable face that slips into one of the services on a Sunday morning and worships with the rest of the congregation. Sometimes tears slide down my face, and sometimes I raise my hands and worship my Redeemer. Yet I’m just one of the manyContinue reading “Who Am I?”

I See Light, I See Hope

Those are the words that race through my mind and into a whispered gasp as I glance out the window, “OMG… I see light. I see hope!” I stop what I’m doing and stare out across the yard, past the neighbor’s stark flat roof, and out over the river to the flickering city lights thatContinue reading “I See Light, I See Hope”

Worship In Hope

When tears drown my words, I worship in Hope.When shrapnel of life cuts at my inner soul, I worship in Hope.When I grasp for faith, I worship in Hope.When burning pain pierces the night, I worship in Hope.When I feel empty and alone, I worship in Hope. And, when I worship in Hope, He showsContinue reading “Worship In Hope”

Thank You For The Tears

God, in every tear I cry, and every sob I take, in every deep, dark, throbbing ache that’s hidden in the cluttered closets of my inner soul, I thank you God for what I feel. I thank you God that I can feel. I thank you that while I am feeling all alone you areContinue reading “Thank You For The Tears”