Forced Humility Defeats Pride When life gets busy I make a do-or-die list with one or two tasks I absolutely must accomplish by the day’s end. Thursday arrived and the truck remained parked in the casino parking lot. I knew I needed to deal with it so the truck made the list. Somehow, some way I would move that truck. That’s exactly how we began our day. Moving Trucks … [Read more...] about Forced Humility Defeats Pride: Writing in the Wait
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The New School: Writing in the Wait
The New School A few text messages later our family walked into our new school. A painful excitement filled my heart. As much as I wanted to follow God’s plans for our family a return to the classroom after years away terrified me. I enjoyed the rhythm and flexibility of our life and that was coming to a screeching halt. Our self-employed life came to a screeching halt and … [Read more...] about The New School: Writing in the Wait
Waiting: Isolation, Vulnerability and Blessings
Distance rarely separated our caravan after the Weed 76 Station incident that took place as night swallowed the day. As we drove it felt like we were in a raven’s armpit with equal dips and twists in the road as if soaring blindly. The bright lights of the moving truck ahead illuminated enough but I desperately longed to see more. As the night took its toll and we … [Read more...] about Waiting: Isolation, Vulnerability and Blessings
Battling Doubting Voices: Where Inspiration Comes From
A life is rebuilt with delicate care and enormous amounts of faith and tenacity. At birth Peacequility hit resistance by a voice carefully chosen to speak truth to my heart during such a time. The words from that voice divided my heart. “What will you do when you run out of ideas?” A fair question when spoken in naïve innocence but this voice questioned more than … [Read more...] about Battling Doubting Voices: Where Inspiration Comes From
Waiting: Showers & Exit Strategies
Fortunately my daughter rolled the window down which spared the interior of the truck, but fruit loops churned and returned are nasty. Pronounced by the pearl white of my husband's truck streaked a Hulk green waterfall. We pulled off the road at a nondescript bend on the highway for a chance to regroup and well, take care of number two. An old house converted to a … [Read more...] about Waiting: Showers & Exit Strategies
