By: Linda Grabeman Here we are. December already. How. Did. That. Happen? My Christmas confession: It’s a perennial problem. I have overdone in every way: buying, shopping, cooking, going…and going and going. Way too fond of pretty and perfect, I’ve decorated the house, bought the presents, and placed them under the tree, grossly ignoring the Incarnate One, the Child I’m… Read More
By Chloe Grabeman Change, transition, uncertainty. Not exactly the words we crochet on a pillow that make our hearts warm and secure. But they seem to be the only things in this life that remain constant. Sometimes they hit us unexpectedly and other times we’ve known of the expiration date from day one. A journey over, a new one to… Read More
By: Linda Grabeman Waiting. Who enjoys that? Our impatience fumes when the pace is S, L, O, W. Delays to our desired destination infuriate us whether they are traffic jams, post office lines or unanswered prayers. We scream: Can’t. You. Hurry. Up? If we’re honest we’ve silently asked God that same question: “Really God, what’s the hold up?” I know… Read More
By Chloe Grabeman It never ceases to amaze me all the ways fear can disguise itself. For me, fear can look a lot like a long to-do list. Not a daily to-do list of things to get done but a personal to-do list of how to get better. All the things you have to do or be that would qualify… Read More
By Chloe Grabeman Have you ever just felt stuck? Trapped in the same old same old, desperate for any sort of change. Feeling as if this season will never end, you’re left restless and weary, trying to convince God that you are ready for a new path. But you wait and wait and wait, watching others progress to things your… Read More
By Chloe Grabeman My jaw dropped in disbelief and mortification as my professor proclaimed to the class: “You saw The Shack? But Chloe, you hate Christian things!” Oh, wow, great, thanks! How do you recover from a statement like that? I stumbled over my words to try to convince he and the class how this film had moved me so… Read More