by Space Welch | Sep 15, 2021 | Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
Twenty years ago, my dad walked me through a field on a misty Fall day, to meet the man I had already committed my life to. With a twinkle in his eye, and a smile on his lips, he asked, “Last chance. You wanna turn back?” “No way, Daddy,” I...
by Space Welch | Mar 25, 2021 | Celebration and Wonder, Community and Discipleship, Intimacy with Christ, Redemption and Grace
A dear friend passed into Glory the Wednesday before I loaded a plane for Alaska. Her funeral was a couple of days after we landed back home. A silver urn sat among brilliantly colored flowers, and a collage of vibrant photographs, symbolic of a life lived...
by Space Welch | Feb 25, 2021 | Intimacy with Christ, Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
Sitting in a rocker in the sunniest corner of my room, I just read Daniel 4. It reminded me of myself… and Job… and America. But I better begin with Nebuchadnezzar, the main (human) character in Daniel 4. Nebuchadnezzar was king over Babylon at the time....
by Space Welch | Feb 6, 2021 | Intimacy with Christ, Redemption and Grace, Uncategorized
I sat on a friend’s couch, listening to her share about her week. We’ll call her Jane (get it, like Jane Doe). She is a woman overcoming a life of the slavery of pleasing others. I say it like this because it really is bondage when our lives are plagued...
by Space Welch | Jan 31, 2021 | Intimacy with Christ, Redemption and Grace
Chuckling, I thanked my husband for pouring the water into the French Press, after I had accomplished all the other steps leading up to it. Making coffee in a French Press happens in stages. I told him if I was ever a widow, I’d be so grieved to have to make...
by Space Welch | Jan 30, 2021 | Intimacy with Christ, Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
Most mornings its a battle to get out of bed, because I see things on the horizon that make my knees knock a little. I oscillate between fear and faith, and contend to get my head facing the right direction before I face the day. I know that every fear that rattles...
