Shining Moments

Waiting can be excruciating. Day after day      the phone doesn’t ring      nothing in the mail      not even an email or a text. You pray and give it to God     remembering all His many promises     you might even sing a praise song or two     but then that thought...

Shining Moments

The handwriting is slightly faded but still clear enough to read. I looked at the swirls and the letters     and remembered the joys of cooking with my mom. Recipe after recipe we fixed together all the while sharing back and forth. My mom inherited her love for...

Shining Moments

The sirens scream not far from our home.     Cars squeal their wheels.         Sounds of the helicopter overhead. Trucks, ambulances.  The sounds of busy life are everywhere    Oftentimes making it difficult to concentrate.    Hard to hear the sounds of nature all...

Shining Moments

This shining moment shone with brightness like none other    and left a memory and a reminder that lightens my steps today. Yesterday my youngest daughter and I decided to go out for a short run around the neighborhood. The weather was cool; just right for running. We...

Shining Moments

Life is always changing. Day after day    moment after moment      even though things might seem the same count on it They are not. So we cherish the good times and hold our plans lightly. For tomorrow might never come; It’s all in the Hands of the One Who Loves us...