In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind. I do love the image of God commanding Death to stand down. The Loss Of All Things. How can we go on when our joy is swallowed up whole by sorrow? February 14, 2018.

Learning how to be me. Almost 7 years have passed since my children and I fled an extremely abusive situation. In the few years before our escape, we lived in complete isolation as veritable hostages. We crash landed in a domestic violence shelter and for 3 months we had a place where we were safe while we received some help for our extremely severe issues, including depression, PTSD, and anxiety. What the heck just happened.

Dirty floors, restroom signage, and lots of questions. The paw prints and the grime and the smudges of a house well lived in make their appearance. Some days I can look past the dirt. What if Jesus was also illuminating a cultural standard that He wanted to set Martha free from? I would assume that during this time Martha was f.