 The dog sniffs curious at a Kit-Kat wrapper. He licks, dipping white whiskers into someone else’s melted chocolate and I wait, thinking this joyful find is maybe his little moment of God showing up in unexpected places. So I stand patient while he discovers, taught at the end of the leash. Eventually, we turn to…  I’m a bit terrified right now. Scared of failure, scared of hopes dashed. And I struggle to climb out of bed this morning because I’m afraid I won’t live up to my own expectations. But the suit lies ready and my shirt lies pressed on the bed and I am ready. Ready for the interview…  Favorite Posts I’ve Read This Week When You’re Struggling Through Holy Week by Ann Voskamp “Watch your child struggle up for air and you think a lot about Christ drowning in His own blood, the slow gurgle of grace.” The One Thing We Need to Know as Holy Week Begins by Jennifer Lee “The ground…  I’m wearing snow boots the day the letter arrives. The post man nods at me, swears at the weather and I clutch the mail against my chest, worried the wind will shred it from my grasp and this is how we should live, holding tightly to the things we care deeply about. The cold smarts…  Holy week stretches before us like the untrodden Calvary road. And next Sunday, millions of us will sit in pews around the world and hear the redemption story again. We’ll relive the prayer in the garden, the crown of thorns, the whip tearing flesh. Tears will be shed; hearts will bleed repentance. Then the sun… |
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