Little tidbits about how I'm seeing the Lord work daily. Come on in!
Prayer has always been something I couldn't quite figure out. Am I doing this right? Is God really listening? Are my prayers too self-centered? What all could I ask for? Almost two years ago, I started recognizing that I was praying for specific things and then not really thinking much about whether or not God [...]
God and I go back and forth in this tug-of-war with control. He's always going to win, yes I know that, but somehow I find myself face down in the mud clinging to a rope that has been pulled to a side I wasn't prepared to cross. We've been talking about this a lot lately, [...]
"I need answers." That's a phrase I've said over and over during the past year to God, to friends, to family, to anyone really. I need answers why cancer happens or why mass shootings occur or why things don't work out like I intended. "I need answers, God." I've asked kindly. I've asked firmly. Still [...]
I wanted to write today about how my heart is aching for my city and for all of my friends and the families affected by the shooting at Covenant, but I can't bring myself to do it. This week has been so heavy and hard to navigate. So maybe one day I'll have words for [...]
Last week, I walked around the Colosseum in Rome taking in its splendor. It was once a place of gathering for entertainment, but now it's crumbled ruins. It was beautiful but also sad. Something so beautiful that began to fall apart. A place of entertainment at the cost of people's and animals' well- beings and [...]
At work, I've started leading a creative writing group every other week with some of our clients. Many of them come in saying that they are not writers and will not be able to do this. Over and over I tell them about how they will surprise themselves. Everyone is a writer. Something similar happened [...]
If you grew up in church like I did, you probably often heard the words, "You are not saved based on good works! You are saved by grace through faith!" I would smile and nod along. Absolutely, of course! God is not saving me based on what I accomplish. Yes, yes, yes. I heard all [...]
My boyfriend and I decided to meet in the middle this weekend for a day trip to Huntsville. I was in charge of finding a coffee shop; he was in charge of planning and finding an activity for our date. He thought it would be fun for us to go to the U.S. Space and [...]
Do you ever just get an itch to clean out your entire house? I'm not talking just shuffling the clutter around and giving yourself the impression that everything is neat except it's all just shoved in various drawers. (It's me, hi, I'm the problem it's me.) I got home from Christmas break and said no [...]
I love the excitement that comes at the end of the year. It feels like we've canned magic in a jar all year long, watching it closely ready to release it. And then in December, the magic settles like dust over each and every crevice of my life, making it glimmer with the possibility of [...]
Mary Spencer Veazey 