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Steam rose from my coffee as I sat cross-legged, journal and Bible strewn across the spiky, Guatemalan grass. It was day two of my first international missions trip and I was up early, eager to connect with God and tap into His heart. He must have been eager to connect with me, too, because it…
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It’s just You and me here in the dark. The bold, faith-filled proclamations made in the light slink back into a corner of quiet loneliness as night creeps in. The night sits heavy on my chest. Sometimes, it’s like a warm blanket. Other times, it’s like a snake that wraps itself around me, twisting and…
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Sometimes I take inventory of my body and find my jaw clenched, my shoulders tense, my hands balled into fists. It’s like I’m hanging on for dear life to something slipping through my fingers. What if I let go? Let myself be cracked wide open? Let myself melt into rest? What if—instead of holding on…
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When my heart is overwhelmed and things get really real, I want to be led “to a rock that is higher than I” not to my own familiar devices—an attempt to self-soothe. Self produces that which is of the self. I’ve lived enough life to know I don’t need a self-production; I need an impartation…
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I found Jesus in an Amazon box on my front porch today. He took the form of neck and shoulder massager sent by my Aunt Lorie. She knows I suffer from tension headaches and chronic neck pain. What she didn’t know is that for the last three days, I had some of the worst tension-induced…
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You pull me close, I won’t resist, My heart was made for Love like this. An empty cavern; a desert plain, Nothing to offer but all of my pain. You take it in stride, both hands on my face, Breathe life in my lungs; You fill in the space. Where the world left me empty,…
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I built an alter You sent the fire Burn up the offering Every other desire Fill in the space The great in between ‘Til I see Your face My heart, make it clean My eyes, make them pure Flooded with light Push darkness back Bind it to night Fear clouds my view I grasp for…
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Everything you said, I meant Forsaking all others, I did My strength and belief, I lent Behind a mask and armor, you hid Tonight, I’ll let the pain take me under. I won’t busy myself with the laundry or the dishes or the endless demands of our home and our kids— an effort to keep…
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This month marks a year that my husband and I have been separated; six months since we’ve sought divorce. This bitter pill has been excruciating to swallow, but I’m washing it down little by little, trusting God to make it make sense when I get to the other side. Although I’m very much “in the…
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Written December 4, 2019 Let your guard fall. You don’t have to be the strong one here. My love isn’t fragile. It doesn’t hinge upon your ability to “get it right.” My love is a tower of strength; a place of refuge where your heart is safe. I understand you. I know you. I love…
Brit Blazes her Trail 