A cold, narrow wire. My bare toes, trying to grip it, arms stretched out, wobbling, balancing, whoa! Easy, there! Don’t fall! A tight rope that hovers over the pit of sin. A selfish thought, a rebuke spoken harshly, thoughts of despair – they all send me toppling. I fall to…
begin. create. inspire. just start. no fixed plan. enjoying the moment. living here. now. not always there. then. give thanks. relax. breath… enjoy!
“Be near me, Lord” Monologue, Mary, talking to baby Jesus, after the Shepherds have left 12/24/13 By Becky Emerick SCENE: Mary, in the manger, rocking baby Jesus to sleep. (rocking) Rest, Lord Jesus, little Jesus, my Jesus. Rest. I’ll keep you warm. (Shivers, tucks feet beneath her.) In here, we’re…
I had a moment of weakness and we adopted a puppy. He looked at me with his big, dark eyes and said, “Becky, you need me.” And though I could lament the shredded toilet paper rolls, mangled book corners, and digested pencils, I won’t. At least not in this post.…
The Phone Call It was the phone call you never want to get. “Your husband’s been in a motorcycle accident. Can you come to the hospital?” Not knowing whether he’d skinned his knee or lost his legs, I gathered my sweatshirt and purse over my arm and told the kids…
(The following post was published here on the College Park Church Blog for REACH month.) “Dear God, I pray that the Smiths* would not be eaten by big, gigantic worms!” This is the daily prayer of my four year old little warrior. He usually follows it up with the swooshing…
Reading Ezekiel 29 this morning reminded me of our family’s month-long trip out west this Spring. I’ll blog more about that trip at some point for sure, but as we traveled up Route 66 to the Grand Canyon, through Las Vegas, to the beaches of the LA and San Diego…