It's a Jungle Out There!

What type of knife are you? No, I'm not conducting a survey... Or, trying to typecast your personality based on you being a knife.  But, I'm hoping you'll read this and think about how you relate to others and of course... A knife is an easy thing to relate to. Okay, in all seriousness, you may not get it yet, but you will (I hope).  You see, the Bible is full of verses about being kind and loving towards each other, including: Ephesians 4:29 29  Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give  grace to those who hear. 1 Thessalonians 5:11   11  Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. There are others, but I just wanted you to get an idea of this theme.  It's actually more than a theme.  It's a clear indication of how we're supposed to treat each other and it's a lesson that I think we can ALL admit we...

The Garden After many years of apartment living, we moved into our current home.  As the moving day approached, I anticipated the fun of having a backyard (albeit a small one, but still enough room to have a vegetable garden and a BBQ) and a few spots to plant gardens.   As winter gave way to spring, I prepared myself for the task of finding the remnants of the overgrown garden.  It took a lot of work, but slowly I was able to pull, dig and weed through the flower bed at the side of the house.  Did it transform over night?  No, it was a lot of work because thistles and weeds needed to be dug up.  There were vines and grass had seeped into the spot that was at one time a thriving garden, the soil was hard and rocky.  It was at times overwhelming, my arms were sore and my back ached from all the work.   I bought nice soil and plant food and worked all spring and early summer planting and doing more weeding and until finally the work paid off. ...

I don't even know where to begin and truth be told, I don't even want to say what's on my heart.  Because, I know how easily words can get twisted, because I have heard the words "Keep your chin up" often, because I know that I'm supposed to be positive.   But, right now, I am struggling, because I HURT, emotionally I'm a wreck and physically, I'm a mess too.  I have shed many tears this past week and if my body weren't hurting from head to toe, I'd probably scream in a pillow.  Yeah, but, you host a radio show, don't you?  Aren't you supposed to have it all 'together'?  You travel around and perform with your family in Churches, what do you mean you're emotionally struggling right now? In an effort to be honest I am posting this and it is my hope that in being vulnerable, others will know they are not alone.  For people to see that there are Christians who struggle with pain and suffering and sometimes even doubt...