Category Archives: depression and hope

Truth hurts. It slices. It tugs. It stings. It rakes against our flesh. YET sometimes this pain finds a welcomed spot in our hearts. We long for its correction – its healing cut. We embrace it, even clench our hands … Continue reading →

I like to smoke sometimes.  In fact, I like to sit in a dim room with a few well-placed lights and watch the smoke waffle between light and darkness as it rises.  It does set the mood.  However, sometimes I … Continue reading →

God, I will never understand You. No valley I walk will ever allow me to roam the lowest parts where I can glimpse the foundation of Your plans. No mountain I could ascend will allow me to step to its … Continue reading →

I sat down to write out an idea on a fresh piece of paper and the first word I wrote was a mistake.  I was thinking of one word and wrote a different one, and there it sat in ink. … Continue reading →

Someone gave me three tomato plants and I planted them in garden soil provided by Miracle Grow.  All three are four feet tall, but each has its own story.  One plant produced ONE large tomato right from the “get go.” … Continue reading →

Originally posted on a nut's notes:
The conference room was quiet as one woman prayed, “God, we need a Divine shift.” At that moment I squinted my eyes – half closed in prayer and half open in note-taking mode…

Things that are hard for me to wait on: -Paint to dry before I touch it -My ONE tomato to turn red before the bugs get it -My dog to go to the bathroom when I am running late for … Continue reading →

In the life of a Christian the Now is attached to Forever. This bond is stronger than a link on a chain. God’s very glory and His holy wisdom forges this bond of time in the fires of His great … Continue reading →

Originally posted on a nut's notes:
Got up this morning. Watched the morning news. Read my favorite blogs. Listened to songs. Checked my email. In a nutshell this is what I read and heard…. Celebrating 16 years of life,…

When I read about David in the darkness of the cave cutting off Saul’s garment instead of taking the opportunity to kill him I learn that…. I can let many things pass by my emotional human urges… I can be … Continue reading →

I will always fail in my spiritual growth if I use others as my measuring rod.  The only way to truly measure myself is to stand next to His holiness in silence.  Only then can I understand who and where … Continue reading →

My heart has found its home, but my body and mind long to be where God is.  This “tent” of mine wearies of its struggle against worldly concepts. Yet, peace floods my soul like sunshine on a rain soaked field. … Continue reading →

“Where are you?” The question must have chilled Adam’s back. This sudden fear was something new. In fact, everything seemed new to him at the moment…the nakedness, the shame, the guilt, and now hiding from the very One that often … Continue reading →

She sat on her back porch with her dog at her feet. The bay looked beautiful this morning and the persistent breeze drifted through her thin sweater. It was a perfect morning to do what she always did at this … Continue reading →

The man slumped forward because life was upon his back. Just one week of trouble weighed him down and took him into a steep valley. He had traveled valleys before, but not with such a load as this.  “How am … Continue reading →

Prayer was His idea. It was His creation. From the moment He walked the garden with Adam, conversation between man and God began. The Fall hampered the conversation…changed it in some deep way, but His mercy sought to buy it … Continue reading →

One is on his knees, face in his hands. Another is patiently waiting in a long line. One is in an office….Bible out…lap top ready… while another is on the roof of a house, hammer in his hand. Another wipes … Continue reading →