I don’t understand me sometimes. I’ll be doing so well, and then, crash! Something in me falls down into a pit, and as much as I try, I just can’t seem to pull myself up out of it. Is this depression? I don’t think I feel depressed. Just… some kind of loss of self. Ever […]
Be Still
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14 The verse jumped out at me from the passage. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. Really? Be still? But still is so hard! Everything about life says “try.” Try hard. Work hard to have faith. […]
Come Down Sky
Come Down Sky A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Come down sky, And touch my hand. Don’t pretend to be so high Above the land. ~ Come down stars, Yes, you too, Jupiter and Mars, I’ve not forgotten you. ~ Do stop pretending That you are out of reach. You mustn’t be taunting With […]
Mission of Life and Death
Here I am, again, in a lab waiting room, again, having just come from radiology, again, checking my liver, again. You never get used to chronic illness. But then you do. But then you see a friend in the waiting room at radiology, she found a lump, they are sure it’s nothing. You wonder, am […]
Living a New Identity
I have a chronic illness. It has been a big part of my life for nearly fifteen years, and though not as debilitating as many it still has dictated many choices and placed many restrictions on my life. The thought strikes me that as difficult and frightening as this illness had been at times, being […]
Allowed to Sing
Allowed to Sing A Poem, by Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Words come quietly Quietly along Whispering softly My own hearts song ~ They come out shyly Shyly from my heart Hoping, longing, Wanting to have a start ~ To be known, to be heard Valued and recognized Although shy, each simple word Longing to reach […]
Book Review: From Tablet to Table, by Leonard Sweet
This is a book that will make you evaluate your life, and your faith, in light of something that our fast food society has hugely neglected: The Dining Table. In a day and age where connection and community has been replaced by social media in a largely isolated existence Leonard Sweet calls us back to a […]
Warrior Princess
Warrior Princess A Poem, by Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Lord what are you doing with me tonight? What is Your wish for my life? To what places will You take my mind? Look, where my heart, to find? ~ I have no other conclusion, Than to look past all this life’s dilution, To see the […]
Review: Every Bitter Thing is Sweet by Sara Hagerty
When I saw this book in the list of books available to review I was ecstatic! I’d heard about it and was very eager to be able to read and review it. It actually came in a bit before the last book I reviewed, but as the last book was a Christmas book I decided […]
The Tree Falls: A Journey from Need, into Gratitude, into Trust.
The wind is howling outside, belying the idea of warmth that a clear sky and a shining sun show through my window. Trees are toppling, weakened by the drought. I sit inside safely, with a twinkling tree, and the warmth of all the decorations still around me, to sooth my heart. Soon enough this tree is […]
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