Excitement filled me as I organized my office to begin a new writing project for NaNoWriMo. Thank you, Lord! I had waited a long time to begin this project. As I hobbled between the desk and the bookcase, the medical boot I wore thumped with each half-step. Thump . . . thump . . . I made my way around to the file cabinet, …
Escaping The Tyranny of "Tired"
Sometimes in the race of life we get tired. Just. Plain. Tired. Have you ever felt like that? Have you felt too tired to tackle the day’s hassles; too apathetic to plot a future path; too discouraged to try to set goals, let alone shoot for them? Well, I have to admit that lately I’ve been feeling pretty tired. Run down …
P.A.I.N.
Pain. “Pitiless. Autocrat. Inconvenient. Nemesis…” These were my thoughts one morning as I sat hunched, my body held hostage by the pain of an ongoing illness. Having been led (sometimes dragged) light years beyond the debilitating point of view, “Why this? Why me?” I slid my Bible down onto my knees and opened it. Expecting relief on some level at …