It was just a small hole. About the size of the eye of a needle, perhaps smaller. And yet…when I laid my eyes upon it for the first time…I cried, well sobbed actually. I was simply going about the busy-ness of my day, doing my “normal” things, which typically includes making my bed. It was…
I’ve always said that it’s hard to surprise me. I guess it’s that little investigative personality quirk of mine. I’m always trying to figure everything out. That’s generally not a good thing, unless I’m working on a brain teaser or something else that requires problem-solving techniques. Then, I’m your girl. However, I have to…
I remember holding you in my arms that very first time thinking, “Is she really mine?” I was scared – that God would entrust something so fragile and so beautiful to us to care for. And yet…I was so very, very THANKFUL! Secretly, I had wanted my first baby to be a little girl. That…
Hey everyone … Lisa Boyd here. I’ve hijacked Leah’s blog today to wish her a happy birthday and share some messages from her She Speaks sisters. Be sure to leave a comment today and share your special birthday message with Leah! Hey Leah! I had hoped to have your new blog ready before today so…
In the beginning, I visited daily. Sometimes more than once a day. My trips to the cemetery to sit at my husband’s grave are absolutely precious to me. It’s where I spend a lot of time praying, weeping, “talking” to Chris, and thinking. He’s buried in a beautiful memorial park in a section that sits…
Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who…
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