I was 37 years young when it happened. The summer before the incident, it had been a particularly hard summer for me personally due to an attack on me at a public event. Up to this point I had been a career pastor for 13 years, most of those years working at an Academy (a …
“All of these events are signs of the times, and evidence that Jesus is coming soon…” These are words and phrases that many of us have heard, especially recently with some of the latest news. Although there is nothing inherently wrong with these phrases, they seem to carry a very real danger that is seen …
As I touch my belly and feel your beautiful life form growing, I know the world that you as a female will enter into. I am well-acquainted with the fingers that will try to choke out your individuality. I cringe at the misogynistic world that awaits to devour your humanity and unique feminine war-like strength.
We didn’t expect to get pregnant. My husband and I have been married for 12 years, and it hadn’t happened yet, so we just assumed it wouldn’t happen. Then suddenly, walla! I’m with child. 32 weeks along as I’m writing this. My first reaction when I found out was “oh shoot!” I know, not like …
We just wanted to get $200 worth of “free” stuff to use for 2 weeks in Hawaii. The deal? Snorkel gear, beach chairs, beach umbrella and boogie boards. Free, if we were willing to subject ourselves to 90 minutes of a sales-pitch at a Timeshare Resort. So we decided to take the bait.
Awakenings 