“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?” (Psalm 22:1 – NIV) The words of the Psalmist, David, ring so true for me this morning. In fact, the first sentence in my journal entry this morning is, “Where [...]
Month: August 2017
Can’t we all just agree to disagree?
I think it is time I weighed in on a seriously controversial subject matter. We are being inundated with it on social media and main stream media as well as the obscure outlets. I know I have been drawn into some pretty heavy discussions over it. And while I try not to get pulled down [...]
Just a few Life Lessons.
On the porch this morning, I stared at the blank pages of my journal. Tons of thoughts swirling around in my head, none of them coherent enough to put on paper. It’s been like this for months. Like a drain clogged with frustration, anger, questions. Searching for the peace that passes all understanding and finding [...]
Kids Ruin Everything.
Before having kids, I enjoyed being a night owl. After having kids, I had to be a night owl because those kids weren’t going to nurse and snuggle themselves all night long. Before having kids, my evenings were my own. After having kids there were messy bath time water fights, with loud giggles and laughter [...]
Mad Max: A Tale of a Puppy.
AKA...what it is like owning a street-wise German Shepherd Dog/Labrador Retriever mix puppy. I was at the beach for girls (and babies) weekend, and never suspected a thing. We had recently been accepted to foster Golden Retrievers. Following the loss of our beloved Goldie, Jack, we thought maybe we would get lucky and do another [...]
August.
The first full week of August is coming to an end. And while the weather has been more than tolerable, I can’t help but be suspicious of August’s weather intentions.
Susan Wheeler Smith 
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