Waiting eight years to be a mother
I spent eight years wondering what it would feel like to be a mother of a particular child.
I thought of it every time I picked up drugs at the pharmacy for one of our in vitro fertilization procedures.
All of life is a gift
So many of us have desires for our lives that begin: “I deserve” or “I must have.” We want what everyone else has. We ask God for very specific things. We want life to be somewhat fair.
Of course, it’s very human of us to feel this way.
You can do more than survive
There’s a popular misconception when it comes to advice we give and crave during difficult times:“You’ll get through this. You can do it!” “If I can survive this. . . . I can do anything.”
In life’s hard places, we rally ourselves around images of strength and courage.
What makes you come alive?
“Don’t ask what the world needs,” says Howard Thurman. “Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
This was the guiding quote of a church visioning retreat I led recently.