by kimhyland | Oct 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Empty.Fragile.Busy.Painful.This is how my ego is described in Tim Keller’s powerful, little book The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness: The Path to True Christian Joy.I’ve read it through three times now and even listened to an online sermon he...
by kimhyland | Oct 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
I remember the first time I felt it. I didn’t know where to put them or what to do. Do I cross them, stick them in my pockets or on my hips, or just let them hang awkwardly beside me? I’d been carrying a baby or a toddler almost everywhere for 10...
by kimhyland | Oct 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
You know those pictures of mother and daughter on her wedding day? The ones where mother lovingly dresses her daughter. Buttoning her gown. Tying her bow. Pinning her hair. And the mother. She’s as beautiful as she’s ever been. Except for maybe the...
by kimhyland | Sep 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” ~Ephesians 6:11 “That’s my verse,” she said. It embodied the path she was walking. Choosing. Taking the light into a...
by kimhyland | Aug 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
I pluck out notes on my dulcimer. Trying to find the tune of the song playing quietly in my iPhone. The desire comes from a deep place. I want to play the songs, adding my instrument to the lyrics. Making them somehow more mine. Pressing the words in through...