As I completed my blog series on my dad and his emotional problems which started with The Battle For The Mind, I found that it really was a lot more difficult to write about than I first anticipated. The picture from my final post (Beauty From Ashes) haunted me as seeing him like that was … More Joy Bubbling Through Tears
As time never stands still, life went on after dad ran away from the hospital (Dad Takes Off), and unfortunately I went through the remainder of my teenage years getting in a lot of trouble (Enough Of This Whole School Thing). I really can’t blame it on my dad leaving, and I really can’t blame … More Beauty from Ashes
After my mom took my sister and left the house (What’s Going On?), I was really getting antsy. Dad, when’s the producer coming? Still he didn’t answer. I looked over at him, and noticed that he had a weird, vacant look on his face. Dad, what’s going on? Then he looked over at me. He … More Dad Takes Off
Just as a refresher, when we moved from Iowa to Washington State, dad was fortunate enough to find a good job as an engineer at Boeing after a few weeks (Seattle, Here We Come!). Thanks to this great job – as well as whatever money our parents had saved up previously – after about a … More What’s Going On?
Yep, one day dad came home with a red ski boat (YuppieVille), and there was a lot of excitement around the house. Dad had built a carport for the boat in back of our house, and often he would be out there shining it up. Now on our weekends (when it was nice!) we usually … More We Gotta New Boat!
Waaaaa! We were leaving our little rental house in Seattle where I had made some good friends (Seattle, Here We Come!), and now we had to move so far away (in a young girl’s mind, 15 miles might as well have been another country!). The city we were moving to was called Bellevue, which later … More YuppieVille
Sometimes I wish I could remember some of the events of my life exactly how they happened, and sometimes I’m glad I can’t! But one event I wish I could remember is our actual move to Seattle from Iowa (see Dad), and how it really all came to pass. But I was very young, and … More Seattle, Here We Come!
As I wrote about in my last post The Battle For The Mind, memories have been streaming through my brain lately about my dad and some of his struggles. I wrote about him in my book The God of All Comfort, but for some unknown reason I’ve yet to really say much about him since … More Dad
It’s almost Christmas – one of the most wonderful times of the year for those who have faith in Jesus. Why? Because this is the time of year when Jesus chose to come down to earth in human form as a mere babe. He did this because of His intense love for us. But this … More The Battle For The Mind
Have you ever invited someone to church, they accept, and then when they’re sitting by you there you find yourself sweating bullets during the entire service? Why do we do that? As if us sitting there being anxious is going to have any effect on what the person hears! I’m a person who eats when … More Oh, Yeah – Nothing Slips By Our God!
The God Of All Comfort 