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Nightmares and Nearly Utter Sleeplessness (for 72+ hours now …)
Whenever I think about it, I chuckle quietly to myself … On Tuesday, a friend asked me how I was sleeping (because I frequently have insomnia and other sleep troubles) and I replied, “Great!” And I was. Up ’til then. For just over two months, I had been delightfully free from fear upon going to bed because (thankfully!), I just fell asleep. Until Tuesday night. And Wednesday night. And oh, how I pray it is NOT true tonight too … If you have never struggled with sleeplessness, I hope that you can truly rejoice because it is a wonderful thing to be an easy, deep sleeper. I know this because…
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All the Graces of Christianity Connected
I first heard the terms “charitable presumption” and “charitable judgment” from Ken Sande, founder of RelationalWisdom360. But I first experienced repeated charitable presumptions and judgments in my relationship with my husband, Fred. Fred is a man who embodies 1 Corinthians 13:4-7: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. In his excellent (must read!) article, Charitable Judgments: An Antidote to Judging Others, Ken Sande teaches…
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Begging Jesus for Sleep
Last week I endured one of my (relatively common) stretches of insomnia. It was, as always, incredibly hard to bear. If you have never struggled with acute, lasting sleeplessness (the kind that goes for hour after hour, night after night), please know that I am thrilled for you. I rejoice as I leave the room with my sleeping-soundly husband and walk past the room with my sleeping-soundly children, accompanied by my formerly-sleeping-soundly Golden Retriever (who always tries to keep me company during my marathon stretches of being up all night—but even she, ultimately, collapses in sleep at my feet after a certain amount of hours). One of my dearest friends…
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Reason for Sorrow — Founded on the Value of So Much Hope
Today’s Slice of Infinity could not have been more timely for me after a night of sleeplessness, stress dreams, and nightmares: The Value of Something Here is just one excerpt: “I see reason for sorrow, but it is founded on the value of so much. Hope, like character, takes years to build and minutes to shatter. But friends, hope, like character, can also rise beyond the moment to reinvest in what is of ultimate value—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This hope points in cumulative strength to the person and power of a God who is real, and will not let you down.” Amen and Amen. And thank you, Dr.…
